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Monochromatic cycles in 2-edge-colored bipartite graphs with large minimum degree

Combinatorics 2024-05-10 v4

Abstract

For graphs G0G_0, G1G_1 and G2G_2, write G0(G1,G2)G_0\longmapsto(G_1, G_2) if each red-blue-edge-coloring of G0G_0 yields a red G1G_1 or a blue G2G_2. The Ramsey number r(G1,G2)r(G_1, G_2) is the minimum number nn such that the complete graph Kn(G1,G2)K_n\longmapsto(G_1, G_2). In [Discrete Math. 312(2012)], Schelp formulated the following question: for which graphs HH there is a constant 0<c<10<c<1 such that for any graph GG of order at least r(H,H)r(H, H) with δ(G)>cV(G)\delta(G)>c|V(G)|, G(H,H)G\longmapsto(H, H). In this paper, we prove that for any m>nm>n, if GG is a balanced bipartite graph of order 2(m+n1)2(m+n-1) with δ(G)>34(m+n1)\delta(G)>\frac{3}{4}(m+n-1), then G(CMm,CMn)G\longmapsto(CM_m, CM_n), where CMiCM_i is a matching with ii edges contained in a connected component. By Szem\'{e}redi's Regularity Lemma, using a similar idea as introduced by [J. Combin. Theory Ser. B 75(1999)], we show that for every η>0\eta>0, there is an integer N0>0N_0>0 such that for any N>N0N>N_0 the following holds: Let α1>α2>0\alpha_1>\alpha_2>0 such that α1+α2=1\alpha_1+\alpha_2=1. Let G[X,Y]G[X, Y] be a balanced bipartite graph on 2(N1)2(N-1) vertices with δ(G)(34+3η)(N1)\delta(G)\geq(\frac{3}{4}+3\eta)(N-1). Then for each red-blue-edge-coloring of GG, either there exist red even cycles of each length in {4,6,8,,(23η2)α1N}\{4, 6, 8, \ldots, (2-3\eta^2)\alpha_1N\}, or there exist blue even cycles of each length in {4,6,8,,(23η2)α2N}\{4, 6, 8, \ldots, (2-3\eta^2)\alpha_2N\}. Furthermore, the bound δ(G)(34+3η)(N1)\delta(G)\geq(\frac{3}{4}+3\eta)(N-1) is asymptotically tight. Previous studies on Schelp's question on cycles are on diagonal case, we obtain an asymptotic result of Schelp's question for all non-diagonal cases.

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@article{arxiv.2304.08003,
  title  = {Monochromatic cycles in 2-edge-colored bipartite graphs with large minimum degree},
  author = {Yiran Zhang and Yuejian Peng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.08003},
  year   = {2024}
}
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