
doi: 10.7151/dmgt.1008
A homomorphism from one graph to another is a mapping that sends vertices to vertices and edges to edges. Let \(|G\to H|\) denote the number of homomorphisms from \(G\) to \(H\). For example \(|G\to K_n|\) is the number of \(n\)-colorings of \(G\). If \(\mathcal F\) is a collection of graphs, we say that \(\mathcal F\) distinguishes graphs \(G\) and \(H\) if there is \(X\in {\mathcal F}\) such that \(|G\to X|\neq |H\to X|\). \(\mathcal F\) is a distinguishing family if it distinguishes all pairs of graphs. In this note the author shows that various collections of graphs are distinguishing families.
Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs, homomorphism, distinguishing family, chromatic number
Coloring of graphs and hypergraphs, homomorphism, distinguishing family, chromatic number
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