Kruskal--Katona-Type Problems via the Entropy Method

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Main Authors: Chao, Ting-Wei, Yu, Hung-Hsun Hans
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author Chao, Ting-Wei
Yu, Hung-Hsun Hans
author_facet Chao, Ting-Wei
Yu, Hung-Hsun Hans
contents In this paper, we investigate several extremal combinatorics problems that ask for the maximum number of copies of a fixed subgraph given the number of edges. We call problems of this type Kruskal--Katona-type problems. Most of the problems that will be discussed in this paper are related to the joints problem. There are two main results in this paper. First, we prove that, in a $3$-edge-colored graph with $R$ red, $G$ green, $B$ blue edges, the number of rainbow triangles is at most $\sqrt{2RGB}$, which is sharp. Second, we give a generalization of the Kruskal--Katona theorem that implies many other previous generalizations. Both arguments use the entropy method, and the main innovation lies in a more clever argument that improves bounds given by Shearer's inequality.
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spellingShingle Kruskal--Katona-Type Problems via the Entropy Method
Chao, Ting-Wei
Yu, Hung-Hsun Hans
Combinatorics
Information Theory
05D05, 05D40, 94A17
In this paper, we investigate several extremal combinatorics problems that ask for the maximum number of copies of a fixed subgraph given the number of edges. We call problems of this type Kruskal--Katona-type problems. Most of the problems that will be discussed in this paper are related to the joints problem. There are two main results in this paper. First, we prove that, in a $3$-edge-colored graph with $R$ red, $G$ green, $B$ blue edges, the number of rainbow triangles is at most $\sqrt{2RGB}$, which is sharp. Second, we give a generalization of the Kruskal--Katona theorem that implies many other previous generalizations. Both arguments use the entropy method, and the main innovation lies in a more clever argument that improves bounds given by Shearer's inequality.
title Kruskal--Katona-Type Problems via the Entropy Method
topic Combinatorics
Information Theory
05D05, 05D40, 94A17
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.15379