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1. Mathematics › Limits and Structures in Graph Theory

   A New Method to Construct Lower Bounds for Van der Waerden Numbers

   Herwig, Heule, Van Lambalgen and van Maaren · The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics · 2007

   The paper introduces the Cyclic Zipper Method, which exploits symmetries and repetitions in Van der Waerden certificates to construct lower bounds, and introduces two ways to visualise certificates.

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   1. Supported · 71%The authors present the Cyclic Zipper Method for building lower bounds on Van der Waerden numbers, and say it improved seven known lower bounds.“We present the Cyclic Zipper Method, a procedure to construct lower bounds for Van der Waerden numbers. Using this method we improved seven lower bounds.”