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Density conditions for $k$ vertex-disjoint triangles in tripartite graphs

Combinatorics 2025-03-10 v1

Abstract

Let n,kn,k be positive integers such that nkn\geq k and GG be a tripartite graph with parts A,B,CA,B,C such that A=B=C=n|A|=|B|=|C|=n. Denote the edge densities of G[A,B]G[A,B], G[A,C]G[A,C] and G[B,C]G[B,C] by α\alpha, β\beta and γ\gamma, respectively. In this paper, we study edge density conditions for the existence of kk vertex-disjoint triangles in a tripartite graph. For n5k+2n\geq 5k+2 we give an optimal condition in terms of densities α,β,γ\alpha,\beta,\gamma for the existence of kk vertex-disjoint triangles in GG. We also give an optimal condition in terms of densities α,β,γ\alpha,\beta,\gamma for the existence of a triangle-factor in GG.

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@article{arxiv.2503.05218,
  title  = {Density conditions for $k$ vertex-disjoint triangles in tripartite graphs},
  author = {Mingyang Guo and Klas Markström},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.05218},
  year   = {2025}
}