Exact value of ex(n; {C-3, . . . , C-s}) for n <= [25(s-1)/8]

For integers s ≥ 8 and s+1 ≤ n ≤ ⌊ 25(s−1) 8 ⌋, we determine the exact value of the function ex(n; {C3, . . . , Cs}), that represents the maximum number of edges in a {C3, . . . , Cs}-free graph of order n. This result was already known when 3 ≤ s ≤ 7. To do that, for 1 ≤ k ≤ 5, we provide a family...

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Autores: Abajo Casado, María Encarnación, Diánez Martínez, Ana Rosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/163395
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/163395
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2014.11.021
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Extremal function
Extremal graphs
Forbidden cycles
Girth
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Sumario:For integers s ≥ 8 and s+1 ≤ n ≤ ⌊ 25(s−1) 8 ⌋, we determine the exact value of the function ex(n; {C3, . . . , Cs}), that represents the maximum number of edges in a {C3, . . . , Cs}-free graph of order n. This result was already known when 3 ≤ s ≤ 7. To do that, for 1 ≤ k ≤ 5, we provide a family of graphs Hk s such that e(Hk s ) − n(Hk s ) = k and with the property that Hk s reaches girth s+1 with the minimum number of vertices. Also, we determine an infinity family of solutions of the problem ex(n; {C3, . . . , Cs}) = n + 6.