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Lovasz Local Lemma: Dependencies and Independence

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MATH-467: Probabilistic methods in combinatorics

The 'probabilistic method' is a fundamental tool in combinatorics. The basic idea is as follows: to prove that an object (for example, graph) with certain properties exists, it suffices to prove that if the object is chosen at random, then it has the desir ...

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This lecture introduces the Lovasz Local Lemma, which deals with events that are not mutually independent. It covers the concept of 'small dependencies' and explores dependency graphs to understand how events are related. The lecture also discusses the conditions under which there exist valid solutions satisfying the Lovasz Local Lemma, as defined by the location of roots in the independence polynomial.

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Dependency graph

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Matroid

In combinatorics, a branch of mathematics, a matroid ˈmeɪtrɔɪd is a structure that abstracts and generalizes the notion of linear independence in vector spaces. There are many equivalent ways to define a matroid axiomatically, the most significant being in terms of: independent sets; bases or circuits; rank functions; closure operators; and closed sets or flats. In the language of partially ordered sets, a finite simple matroid is equivalent to a geometric lattice.

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Matroid oracle

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