2012

Colouring the Sphere

Godsil, C. D., Zaks, J.

Understand

Let $G$ be the graph with the points of the unit sphere in $\mathbb{R}^3$ as its vertices, by defining two unit vectors to be adjacent if they are orthogonal as vectors.

  • We present a proof, based on work of Hales and Straus chromatic number of this graph is four.
  • We also prove that the subgraph of G induced by the unit vectors with rational coordinates is 3-colourable.

Built on

  • Algebraic Projective Geometry

    J. G. Semple and G. T. Kneebone · 1952

    Earlier work this paper cites.

Similar

  • Projective colorings

    A. W. Hales and E. G. Straus · 1982

    Cited alongside, same era.

Then

  • Local fields

    J. W. S. Cassels · 1986

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