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A note on graphs without short even cycles

Combinatorics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We show that any n-vertex graph without even cycles of length at most 2k has at most 1/2(n^{1 + 1/k}) + O(n) edges, and polarity graphs of generalized polygons show that this is asymptotically tight when k = 2,3,5.

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@article{arxiv.math/0503623,
  title  = {A note on graphs without short even cycles},
  author = {Thomas Lam and Jacques Verstraete},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0503623},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages