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arXiv:1907.11504 · Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A

Sandwich theorems and capacity bounds for non-commutative graphs

Gareth Boreland, Ivan G. Todorov, Andreas Winter

Published Aug 24, 2020• 11 citations
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10.1016/j.jcta.2020.105302

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