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On unavoidable induced subgraphs in large prime graphs

Logic 2015-11-10 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Chudnovsky, Kim, Oum, and Seymour recently established that any prime graph contains one of a short list of induced prime subgraphs [1]. In the present paper we reprove their theorem using many of the same ideas, but with the key model-theoretic ingredient of first determining the so-called amount of stability of the graph. This approach changes the applicable Ramsey theorem, improves the bounds and offers a different structural perspective on the graphs in question. Complementing this, we give an infinitary proof which implies the finite result.

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@article{arxiv.1511.02544,
  title  = {On unavoidable induced subgraphs in large prime graphs},
  author = {M. Malliaris and C. Terry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.02544},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages

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