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An analytic theory of extremal hypergraph problems

Combinatorics 2013-05-14 v2

Abstract

In this paper extremal problems for uniform hypergraphs are studied in the general setting of hereditary properties. It turns out that extremal problems about edges are particular cases of a general analyic problem about a recently introduced graph parameter. The paper builds a basis for the systematic study of this parameter and illustrates a range of various proof tools. It is shown that extremal problems about the number of edges of uniform hypergraphs are asymptotically equivalent to extremal problems about the largest eigenvalue; this result is new even for 2-graphs. Several concrete problems are adressed and solutions to many more are suggested. A number of open problems are raised and directions for further studies are outlined.

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@article{arxiv.1305.1073,
  title  = {An analytic theory of extremal hypergraph problems},
  author = {Vladimir Nikiforov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.1073},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

31 pages, the main Theorem 12 is extended, the presentation is simplified

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