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Hamiltonian cycles above expectation in r-graphs and quasi-random r-graphs

Combinatorics 2022-01-04 v1

Abstract

Let Hr(n,p)H_r(n,p) denote the maximum number of Hamiltonian cycles in an nn-vertex rr-graph with density p(0,1)p \in (0,1). The expected number of Hamiltonian cycles in the random rr-graph model Gr(n,p)G_r(n,p) is E(n,p)=pn(n1)!/2E(n,p)=p^n(n-1)!/2 and in the random graph model Gr(n,m)G_r(n,m) with m=p(nr)m=p\binom{n}{r} it is, in fact, slightly smaller than E(n,p)E(n,p). For graphs, H2(n,p)H_2(n,p) is proved to be only larger than E(n,p)E(n,p) by a polynomial factor and it is an open problem whether a quasi-random graph with density pp can be larger than E(n,p)E(n,p) by a polynomial factor. For hypergraphs (i.e. r3r \ge 3) the situation is drastically different. For all r3r \ge 3 it is proved that Hr(n,p)H_r(n,p) is larger than E(n,p)E(n,p) by an {\em exponential} factor and, moreover, there are quasi-random rr-graphs with density pp whose number of Hamiltonian cycles is larger than E(n,p)E(n,p) by an exponential factor.

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@article{arxiv.2201.00165,
  title  = {Hamiltonian cycles above expectation in r-graphs and quasi-random r-graphs},
  author = {Raphael Yuster},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.00165},
  year   = {2022}
}