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Tur\'an's problem and generalized Ramsey numbers

Zhi-Hong Sun

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Let $n,r,k,s$ be positive integers with $n,k\ge 2$. The generalized Ramsey number $R(n,r;k,s)$ is the smallest positive integer $p$ such that for every graph $G$ of order $p$, either $G$ contains a subgraph induced by $n$ vertices with at most $r-1$ edges, or the complement $\bar G$ of $G$ contains a subgraph induced by $k$ vertices with at most $s-1$ edges. In this paper we completely determine $R(n,n(n-1)/2-r;k,1)$ for $n\ge 4$ and $r\le n-2$, and pose several conjectures on Ramsey numbers.

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Let $n,r,k,s$ be positive integers with $n,k\ge 2$. The generalized Ramsey number $R(n,r;k,s)$ is the smallest positive integer $p$ such that for every graph $G$ of order $p$, either $G$ contains a subgraph induced by $n$ vertices with at most $r-1$ edges, or the complement $\bar G$ of $G$ contains a subgraph induced by $k$ vertices with at most $s-1$ edges. In this paper we completely determine $R(n,n(n-1)/2-r;k,1)$ for $n\ge 4$ and $r\le n-2$, and pose several conjectures on Ramsey numbers.

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Let $n,r,k,s$ be positive integers with $n,k\ge 2$. The generalized Ramsey number $R(n,r;k,s)$ is the smallest positive integer $p$ such that for every graph $G$ of order $p$, either $G$ contains a subgraph induced by $n$ vertices with at most $r-1$ edges, or the complement $\bar G$ of $G$ contains a subgraph induced by $k$ vertices with at most $s-1$ edges. In this paper we completely determine $R(n,n(n-1)/2-r;k,1)$ for $n\ge 4$ and $r\le n-2$, and pose several conjectures on Ramsey numbers.

Key concepts: Ramsey's theorem, Combinatorics, Mathematics, Graph, Complement (music), Integer (computer science), Order (exchange), Discrete mathematics

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