A different short proof of Brooks' theorem

Lov\'asz gave a short proof of Brooks' theorem by coloring greedily in a good order. We give a different short proof by reducing to the cubic case. Then we show how to extend the result to (online) list coloring via the Kernel Lemma.Comment: added cute Kernel Lemma trick to lift up to (online) list colorin

Motivation and Performance, Blog 10

Student blog posts from the Great VCU Bike Race Book