Avoiding configurations of small size in the square grid
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| author | Jánosik, Máté Nádor, Artúr Nagy, Zoltán Lóránt Simon, László Bence |
| author_facet | Jánosik, Máté Nádor, Artúr Nagy, Zoltán Lóránt Simon, László Bence |
| contents | We study the maximum size of a subset of the $n \times n$ integer grid that does not contain specific geometric configurations, a variation of the classical problems initiated by Erdős and Purdy. While extremal problems for 3-point patterns, such as collinear triples and right triangles are well-studied, the landscape for 4-point configurations in the grid remains less explored. In this paper, we survey the state-of-the-art regarding forbidden 3-point and 4-point configurations, including parallelograms, trapezoids, and concyclic sets. Furthermore, we prove new lower bounds for grid subsets avoiding rhombuses and kites. Specifically, by combining the probabilistic method with the arithmetic properties of Sidon sets, we show that the maximum size of a rhombus-free subset is $Ω(n^{4/3}(\log n)^{-1/3})$. We also provide near-quadratic lower bounds for sets avoiding kites with axis-parallel diagonals using Behrend-type constructions and discuss implications for square-free sets. These results illustrate the strong interplay between discrete geometry and additive combinatorics. |
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| spellingShingle | Avoiding configurations of small size in the square grid Jánosik, Máté Nádor, Artúr Nagy, Zoltán Lóránt Simon, László Bence Combinatorics We study the maximum size of a subset of the $n \times n$ integer grid that does not contain specific geometric configurations, a variation of the classical problems initiated by Erdős and Purdy. While extremal problems for 3-point patterns, such as collinear triples and right triangles are well-studied, the landscape for 4-point configurations in the grid remains less explored. In this paper, we survey the state-of-the-art regarding forbidden 3-point and 4-point configurations, including parallelograms, trapezoids, and concyclic sets. Furthermore, we prove new lower bounds for grid subsets avoiding rhombuses and kites. Specifically, by combining the probabilistic method with the arithmetic properties of Sidon sets, we show that the maximum size of a rhombus-free subset is $Ω(n^{4/3}(\log n)^{-1/3})$. We also provide near-quadratic lower bounds for sets avoiding kites with axis-parallel diagonals using Behrend-type constructions and discuss implications for square-free sets. These results illustrate the strong interplay between discrete geometry and additive combinatorics. |
| title | Avoiding configurations of small size in the square grid |
| topic | Combinatorics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14465 |