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Ordered and colored subgraph density problems

Authors :
Cairncross, Emily
Mubayi, Dhruv
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

We consider three extremal problems about the number of copies of a fixed graph in another larger graph. First, we correct an error in a result of Reiher and Wagner and prove that the number of $k$-edge stars in a graph with density $x \in [0, 1]$ is asymptotically maximized by a clique and isolated vertices or its complement. Next, among ordered $n$-vertex graphs with $m$ edges, we determine the maximum and minimum number of copies of a $k$-edge star whose nonleaf vertex is minimum among all vertices of the star. Finally, for $s \ge 2$, we define a particular $3$-edge-colored complete graph $F$ on $2s$ vertices with colors blue, green and red, and determine, for each $(x_b, x_g)$ with $x_b+x_g\le 1$ and $x_b, x_g \ge 0$, the maximum density of $F$ in a large graph whose blue, green and red edge sets have densities $x_b, x_g$ and $1-x_b-x_g$, respectively. These are the first nontrivial examples of colored graphs for which such complete results are proved.<br />Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures

Subjects

Subjects :
Mathematics - Combinatorics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2403.12016
Document Type :
Working Paper