On degree powers and counting stars in F-free graphs

IF 1 3区 数学 Q1 MATHEMATICS
Dániel Gerbner
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Abstract

Given a positive integer r and a graph G with degree sequence d1,,dn, we define er(G)=i=1ndir. We let exr(n,F) be the largest value of er(G) if G is an n-vertex F-free graph. We show that if F has a color-critical edge, then exr(n,F)=er(G) for a complete (χ(F)1)-partite graph G (this was known for cliques and C5). We obtain exact results for several other non-bipartite graphs and also determine exr(n,C4) for r3. We also give simple proofs of multiple known results.
Our key observation is the connection to ex(n,Sr,F), which is the largest number of copies of Sr in n-vertex F-free graphs, where Sr is the star with r leaves. We explore this connection and apply methods from the study of ex(n,Sr,F) to prove our results. We also obtain several new results on ex(n,Sr,F).
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124
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4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Combinatorics is a high standard, international, bimonthly journal of pure mathematics, specializing in theories arising from combinatorial problems. The journal is primarily open to papers dealing with mathematical structures within combinatorics and/or establishing direct links between combinatorics and other branches of mathematics and the theories of computing. The journal includes full-length research papers on important topics.
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