On the optimality of the Arf invariant formula for graph polynomials

DOI10.1016/j.aim.2010.06.021zbMath1222.05109arXiv0908.2925OpenAlexW2962876363MaRDI QIDQ610678

Gregor Masbaum, Martin Loebl

Publication date: 10 December 2010

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.2925

zbMATH Keywords

complexityPfaffiangraph embeddingIsing partition functionArf invariant formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graph polynomials (05C31) Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Relations of low-dimensional topology with graph theory (57M15)

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