Monochromatic graph decompositions inspired by anti-Ramsey theory and the odd-coloring problem

Fuente: arXiv
Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Caro, Yair, Tuza, Zsolt
Formato: Preprint
Publicado: 2024
Materias:
Acceso en línea:
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1866913585744052224
author Caro, Yair
Tuza, Zsolt
author_facet Caro, Yair
Tuza, Zsolt
contents We consider extremal edge-coloring problems inspired by the theory of anti-Ramsey / rainbow coloring, and further by odd-colorings and conflict-free colorings. Let $G$ be a graph, and $F$ any given family of graphs. For every integer $n \geq |G|$, let $f(n,G|F)$ denote the smallest integer $k$ such that any edge coloring of the complete graph $K_n$ with at least $k$ colors forces a copy of $G$ in which each color class induces a member of $F$. Observe that in anti-Ramsey problems each color class is a single edge; i.e., $F=\{K_2\}$. In our previous paper [arXiv:2405.19812], attention was given mostly to the case where $F$ is hereditary under subgraph inclusion. In the present work we consider coloring problems inspired by odd-coloring and conflict-free coloring. As we shall see, dealing with these problems requires distinct additional tools to those used in our first paper on the subject. Among the many results introduced in this paper, we mention: (1) For every graph $G$, there exists a constant $c=c(G)$ such that in any edge coloring of $K_n$ with at least $cn$ colors there is a copy of $G$ in which every vertex $v$ is incident with an edge whose color appears only once among all edges incident with $v$. (2) In sharp contrast to the above result we prove that if $F$ is the class of all odd graphs (having vertices with odd degrees only) then $f(n,K_k|F)=(1+o(1))$ex$(n,K_{\lceil k/2 \rceil})$, which is quadratic for $k \geq 5$. (3) We exactly determine $f(n,G|F)$ for small graphs when $F$ belongs to several families representing various odd/even coloring constraints.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2408_04257
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Monochromatic graph decompositions inspired by anti-Ramsey theory and the odd-coloring problem
Caro, Yair
Tuza, Zsolt
Combinatorics
We consider extremal edge-coloring problems inspired by the theory of anti-Ramsey / rainbow coloring, and further by odd-colorings and conflict-free colorings. Let $G$ be a graph, and $F$ any given family of graphs. For every integer $n \geq |G|$, let $f(n,G|F)$ denote the smallest integer $k$ such that any edge coloring of the complete graph $K_n$ with at least $k$ colors forces a copy of $G$ in which each color class induces a member of $F$. Observe that in anti-Ramsey problems each color class is a single edge; i.e., $F=\{K_2\}$. In our previous paper [arXiv:2405.19812], attention was given mostly to the case where $F$ is hereditary under subgraph inclusion. In the present work we consider coloring problems inspired by odd-coloring and conflict-free coloring. As we shall see, dealing with these problems requires distinct additional tools to those used in our first paper on the subject. Among the many results introduced in this paper, we mention: (1) For every graph $G$, there exists a constant $c=c(G)$ such that in any edge coloring of $K_n$ with at least $cn$ colors there is a copy of $G$ in which every vertex $v$ is incident with an edge whose color appears only once among all edges incident with $v$. (2) In sharp contrast to the above result we prove that if $F$ is the class of all odd graphs (having vertices with odd degrees only) then $f(n,K_k|F)=(1+o(1))$ex$(n,K_{\lceil k/2 \rceil})$, which is quadratic for $k \geq 5$. (3) We exactly determine $f(n,G|F)$ for small graphs when $F$ belongs to several families representing various odd/even coloring constraints.
title Monochromatic graph decompositions inspired by anti-Ramsey theory and the odd-coloring problem
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.04257