English

Graph-codes

Combinatorics 2023-02-07 v2

Abstract

The symmetric difference of two graphs G1,G2G_1,G_2 on the same set of vertices [n]={1,2,,n}[n]=\{1,2, \ldots ,n\} is the graph on [n][n] whose set of edges are all edges that belong to exactly one of the two graphs G1,G2G_1,G_2. Let HH be a fixed graph with an even (positive) number of edges, and let DH(n)D_H(n) denote the maximum possible cardinality of a family of graphs on [n][n] containing no two members whose symmetric difference is a copy of HH. Is it true that DH(n)=o(2(n2))D_H(n)=o(2^{n \choose 2}) for any such HH? We discuss this problem, compute the value of DH(n)D_H(n) up to a constant factor for stars and matchings, and discuss several variants of the problem including ones that have been considered in earlier work.

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@article{arxiv.2301.13305,
  title  = {Graph-codes},
  author = {Noga Alon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.13305},
  year   = {2023}
}