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Query: Hadwiger Number and the Cartesian Product Of Graphs   The Hadwiger number mr(G) of a graph G is the largest integer n for which the
complete graph K_n on n vertices is a minor of G. Hadwiger conjectured that for
every graph G, mr(G) >= chi(G), where chi(G) is the chromatic number of G. In
this paper, we study the Hadwiger number of the Cartesian product G [] H of
graphs.
  As the main result of this paper, we prove that mr(G_1 [] G_2) >= h\sqrt{l}(1
- o(1)) for any two graphs G_1 and G_2 with mr(G_1) = h and mr(G_2) = l. We
show that the above lower bound is asymptotically best possible. This
asymptotically settles a question of Z. Miller (1978).
  As consequences of our main result, we show the following:
  1. Let G be a connected graph. Let the (unique) prime factorization of G be
given by G_1 [] G_2 [] ... [] G_k. Then G satisfies Hadwiger's conjecture if k
>= 2.log(log(chi(G))) + c', where c' is a constant. This improves the
2.log(chi(G))+3 bound of Chandran and Sivadasan.
  2. Let G_1 and G_2 be two graphs such that chi(G_1) >= chi(G_2) >=
c.log^{1.5}(chi(G_1)), where c is a constant. Then G_1 [] G_2 satisfies
Hadwiger's conjecture.
  3. Hadwiger's conjecture is true for G^d (Cartesian product of G taken d
times) for every graph G and every d >= 2. This settles a question by Chandran
and Sivadasan (They had shown that the Hadiwger's conjecture is true for G^d if
d >= 3.)

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