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Main Authors: Mahabaduge, Ghaura, Simkin, Michael
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15877
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author Mahabaduge, Ghaura
Simkin, Michael
author_facet Mahabaduge, Ghaura
Simkin, Michael
contents We prove that with high probability $G(n,p)$ with $p \geq n^{-4/11 + o(1)}$ admits a fractional triangle decomposition (FTD), i.e., a nonnegative weighting of its triangles such that for each edge, the total weight of the triangles containing it equals one. This improves on the state of the art, due to Delcourt, Kelly, and Postle, that $p \geq n^{-1/3+o(1)}$ suffices. The proof is algorithmic: Given $G \sim G(n,p)$, we first construct an approximate FTD by taking a uniform weighting of the triangles. We then use specialized gadgets to iteratively shift weights and obtain successively better approximations of an FTD.
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spellingShingle On fractional triangle decompositions of random graphs
Mahabaduge, Ghaura
Simkin, Michael
Combinatorics
05C80
We prove that with high probability $G(n,p)$ with $p \geq n^{-4/11 + o(1)}$ admits a fractional triangle decomposition (FTD), i.e., a nonnegative weighting of its triangles such that for each edge, the total weight of the triangles containing it equals one. This improves on the state of the art, due to Delcourt, Kelly, and Postle, that $p \geq n^{-1/3+o(1)}$ suffices. The proof is algorithmic: Given $G \sim G(n,p)$, we first construct an approximate FTD by taking a uniform weighting of the triangles. We then use specialized gadgets to iteratively shift weights and obtain successively better approximations of an FTD.
title On fractional triangle decompositions of random graphs
topic Combinatorics
05C80
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.15877