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Forbidden sparse intersections

Combinatorics 2025-07-02 v4 Probability

Abstract

Let nn be a positive integer, let 0<pp120<p\leqslant p'\leqslant \frac{1}{2}, and let pn\ell \leqslant pn be a nonnegative integer. We prove that if F,G{0,1}n\mathcal{F},\mathcal{G}\subseteq \{0,1\}^n are two families whose cross intersections forbid \ell -- that is, they satisfy AB|A\cap B|\neq \ell for every AFA\in\mathcal{F} and every BGB\in\mathcal{G} -- then, setting t:=min{,pn}t:=\min\{\ell,pn-\ell\}, we have the subgaussian bound μp(F)μp(G)2exp(t2582pn), \mu_p(\mathcal{F})\, \mu_{p'}(\mathcal{G})\leqslant 2\exp\Big( - \frac{t^2}{58^2\,pn}\Big), where μp\mu_p and μp\mu_{p'} denote the pp-biased and pp'-biased measures on {0,1}n\{0,1\}^n respectively.

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@article{arxiv.2303.16015,
  title  = {Forbidden sparse intersections},
  author = {Pandelis Dodos and Miltiadis Karamanlis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.16015},
  year   = {2025}
}