OpenAI reports arbitrary-constant NP-hardness for Uniform Sparsest Cut

For every fixed C>1, approximating Uniform Sparsest Cut within factor C is NP-hard on graphs with nonnegative rational capacities and unit demand between every pair of distinct vertices.

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For every fixed C>1, approximating Uniform Sparsest Cut within factor C is NP-hard on graphs with nonnegative rational capacities and unit demand between every pair of distinct vertices.

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If correct, rules out every fixed constant approximation ratio for Uniform Sparsest Cut unless P=NP.

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Is Uniform Sparsest Cut NP-hard to approximate within every fixed constant factor?

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