The maximum number of triangles in $K_{1,s,t}$-free graphs

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Main Authors: Calbet, Asier, Goenka, Ritesh
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author Calbet, Asier
Goenka, Ritesh
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Goenka, Ritesh
contents We consider the following generalized Turán problem: For $2 \le s \le t$, what is the maximum number of triangles in a $K_{1,s,t}$-free graph on $n$ vertices? The previously best known lower and upper bounds are $Ω(n^2)$ and $o(n^{3-1/s})$, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, all known proofs of the upper bound use the triangle removal lemma. We give a new elementary proof that avoids the use of the triangle removal lemma and improves the upper bound to $O\left(n^{3-1/s}(\log n)^{-1+1/s}\right)$.
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spellingShingle The maximum number of triangles in $K_{1,s,t}$-free graphs
Calbet, Asier
Goenka, Ritesh
Combinatorics
05C35
We consider the following generalized Turán problem: For $2 \le s \le t$, what is the maximum number of triangles in a $K_{1,s,t}$-free graph on $n$ vertices? The previously best known lower and upper bounds are $Ω(n^2)$ and $o(n^{3-1/s})$, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, all known proofs of the upper bound use the triangle removal lemma. We give a new elementary proof that avoids the use of the triangle removal lemma and improves the upper bound to $O\left(n^{3-1/s}(\log n)^{-1+1/s}\right)$.
title The maximum number of triangles in $K_{1,s,t}$-free graphs
topic Combinatorics
05C35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10611