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On the intersection density of the Kneser Graph $K(n,3)$

Combinatorics 2023-11-28 v2

Abstract

A set FSym(V)\mathcal{F} \subset \operatorname{Sym}(V) is \textsl{intersecting} if any two of its elements agree on some element of VV. Given a finite transitive permutation group GSym(V)G\leq \operatorname{Sym}(V), the \textsl{intersection density} ρ(G)\rho(G) is the maximum ratio FVG\frac{|\mathcal{F}||V|}{|G|} where F\mathcal{F} runs through all intersecting sets of GG. The \textsl{intersection density} ρ(X)\rho(X) of a vertex-transitive graph X=(V,E)X = (V,E) is equal to \max \left\{ \rho(G) : G \leq \operatorname{Aut}(X), \mbox{ G transitive} \right\}. In this paper, we study the intersection density of the Kneser graph K(n,3)K(n,3), for n7n\geq 7. The intersection density of K(n,3)K(n,3) is determined whenever its automorphism group contains PSL2(q)\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q), with some exceptional cases depending on the congruence of qq. We also briefly consider the intersection density of K(n,2)K(n,2) for values of nn where PSL2(q)\operatorname{PSL}_{2}(q) is a subgroup of its automorphism group.

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@article{arxiv.2205.05118,
  title  = {On the intersection density of the Kneser Graph $K(n,3)$},
  author = {Karen Meagher and Andriaherimanana Sarobidy Razafimahatratra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.05118},
  year   = {2023}
}

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14 pages, final version, to appear in the European Journal of Combinatorics