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arxiv math/9312214 v1 pith:KV6TECO6 submitted 1993-12-06 math.CO

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keywords varthetafunctiongraphinterestingnotesalthoughcharacterizationsclassic
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This report contains expository notes about a function $\vartheta(G)$ that is popularly known as the Lov\'asz number of a graph~$G$. There are many ways to define $\vartheta(G)$, and the surprising variety of different characterizations indicates in itself that $\vartheta(G)$ should be interesting. But the most interesting property of $\vartheta(G)$ is probably the fact that it can be computed efficiently, although it lies ``sandwiched'' between other classic graph numbers whose computation is NP-hard. I~have tried to make these notes self-contained so that they might serve as an elementary introduction to the growing literature on Lov\'asz's fascinating function.

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