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Main Authors: Li, Qilong, Zhou, Yue
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19312
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author Li, Qilong
Zhou, Yue
author_facet Li, Qilong
Zhou, Yue
contents In this paper, we investigate the number of induced subgraphs and subdigraphs of Paley graphs and Paley tournaments where the (out-)degree of each vertex has the same parity. For Paley graphs, we establish a lower bound for the number of large even induced subgraphs, particularly those containing a constant proportion of vertices. We determine the number of even-even partitions of Paley graphs, showing it is exponential if $q\equiv 1\Mod{8}$ and is trivial if $q\equiv 5\Mod{8}$, while proving the non-existence of even-even partition for Paley tournaments. Furthermore, we derive asymptotic formulas for the numbers of even induced sub(di)graphs of order $r=o(q^{1/4})$ in Paley graphs and Paley tournaments, demonstrating their concentration around the expected values in the corresponding random (di)graph models. In the context of coding theory, we establish a correspondence between even/odd induced sub(di)graphs of Paley graphs (tournaments) and maximum distance separable (MDS) self-dual codes that can be constructed via (extended) generalized Reed-Solomon codes from subsets of finite fields. As a consequence, our contribution on induced subgraphs leads to new existence and counting results about MDS self-dual codes.
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spellingShingle On induced subgraphs with degree parity conditions in Paley graphs and Paley tournaments
Li, Qilong
Zhou, Yue
Combinatorics
05C60, 05C25, 94B25
In this paper, we investigate the number of induced subgraphs and subdigraphs of Paley graphs and Paley tournaments where the (out-)degree of each vertex has the same parity. For Paley graphs, we establish a lower bound for the number of large even induced subgraphs, particularly those containing a constant proportion of vertices. We determine the number of even-even partitions of Paley graphs, showing it is exponential if $q\equiv 1\Mod{8}$ and is trivial if $q\equiv 5\Mod{8}$, while proving the non-existence of even-even partition for Paley tournaments. Furthermore, we derive asymptotic formulas for the numbers of even induced sub(di)graphs of order $r=o(q^{1/4})$ in Paley graphs and Paley tournaments, demonstrating their concentration around the expected values in the corresponding random (di)graph models. In the context of coding theory, we establish a correspondence between even/odd induced sub(di)graphs of Paley graphs (tournaments) and maximum distance separable (MDS) self-dual codes that can be constructed via (extended) generalized Reed-Solomon codes from subsets of finite fields. As a consequence, our contribution on induced subgraphs leads to new existence and counting results about MDS self-dual codes.
title On induced subgraphs with degree parity conditions in Paley graphs and Paley tournaments
topic Combinatorics
05C60, 05C25, 94B25
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19312