We discuss in class colorings of graphs, where adjacent vertices have different colors. Suppose you took the graph to be a polygon and allowed the graph to be reflected and rotated. How many different colorings do you get?
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Introduction
In graph theory, it is sometimes necessary to find the number of ways to color the vertices of a polygon. Two theorems that work together to solve this problem are the Polya theorem and Burnside theorem.
Example 1: Square
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- Burnside
- Polya
Formula:
- show formula
- breakdown of each element
- relate back to example 1
Proof:
References and Additional Information
For further reading on the Polya theorem:
