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On lengths of rainbow cycles

Combinatorics 2007-06-13 v4

Abstract

We prove several results regarding edge-colored complete graphs and rainbow cycles, cycles with no color appearing on more than one edge. We settle a question posed by Ball, Pultr, and Vojt\v{e}chovsk\'{y} by showing that if such a coloring does not contain a rainbow cycle of length nn, where nn is odd, then it also does not contain a rainbow cycle of length mm for all mm greater than 2n22n^2. In addition, we present two examples which demonstrate that this result does not hold for even nn. Finally, we state several open problems in the area.

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@article{arxiv.math/0507456,
  title  = {On lengths of rainbow cycles},
  author = {Boris Alexeev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0507456},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages, 7 figures, 1 table. Replaced version (v2) includes a new result, some computer experimentation, and more. The next version (v3) is only to correct the title of the arXiv listing. The latest version (v4) makes several important changes, additions, and updates

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