Low Diameter Graph Decompositions and Approximating Unique Games

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Proves a concrete pipeline: solve an LP with odd-cycle constraints, delete edges with x_e>1/2 (cost ≤2·LP), then run a low-diameter decomposition with Δ=1/4 so every odd cycle is cut and expected cut cost is O(LP). Extends to Unique Games by doing propagation rounding inside low-resistance clusters, yielding at most O(√ε) fraction violated (improves to genus-dependent bounds for genus G graphs). Main structural result: a effective-resistance partitioning that removes only a constant fraction of total weight to produce clusters of bounded resistance-diameter.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:39Motivation
3. 4:07Linear Programming Relaxation
4. 7:33Low Diameter Graph Decomposition
5. 9:34Rounding
6. 15:42Unique Games Conjecture
7. 16:31Linear Unique Games
8. 17:26General Unique Games
9. 23:51Effective Resistance as a Relaxed Property
10. 24:59Applications of Effective Resistance
11. 26:31Graph Decomposition using Reff
12. 29:03d-Regular Graphs
13. 29:38Technical Result
14. 30:49Proof Ideas
15. 31:36Open Questions