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On the number of $K_4$-saturating edges

Combinatorics 2014-11-18 v2

Abstract

Let GG be a K4K_4-free graph, an edge in its complement is a K4K_4-\emph{saturating} edge if the addition of this edge to GG creates a copy of K4K_4. Erd\H{o}s and Tuza conjectured that for any nn-vertex K4K_4-free graph GG with n2/4+1\lfloor n^2/4\rfloor+1 edges, one can find at least (1+o(1))n216(1+o(1))\frac{n^2}{16} K4K_4-saturating edges. We construct a graph with only 2n233\frac{2n^2}{33} K4K_4-saturating edges. Furthermore, we prove that it is best possible, i.e., one can always find at least (1+o(1))2n233(1+o(1))\frac{2n^2}{33} K4K_4-saturating edges in an nn-vertex K4K_4-free graph with n2/4+1\lfloor n^2/4\rfloor+1 edges.

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@article{arxiv.1312.5248,
  title  = {On the number of $K_4$-saturating edges},
  author = {József Balogh and Hong Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.5248},
  year   = {2014}
}

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