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Online size Ramsey number for $C_4$ and $P_6$

Combinatorics 2023-05-09 v1

Abstract

In this paper we consider a game played on the edge set of the infinite clique KNK_\mathbb{N} by two players, Builder and Painter. In each round of the game, Builder chooses an edge and Painter colors it red or blue. Builder wins when Painter creates a red copy of GG or a blue copy of HH, for some fixed graphs GG and HH. Builder wants to win in as few rounds as possible, and Painter wants to delay Builder for as many rounds as possible. The online size Ramsey number r~(G,H)\tilde{r}(G,H), is the minimum number of rounds within which Builder can win, assuming both players play optimally. So far it has been proven by Dybizba\'nski, Dzido and Zakrzewska that 11r~(C4,P6)1311\leq\tilde{r}(C_4,P_6)\leq13 \cite{Dzido}. In this paper, we refine this result and show the exact value, namely we will present the Theorem that r~(C4,P6)=11\tilde{r}(C_4,P_6)=11, with the details of the proof. Keywords: graph theory, Ramsey theory, combinatorial games, online size Ramsey number

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@article{arxiv.2305.04305,
  title  = {Online size Ramsey number for $C_4$ and $P_6$},
  author = {Mateusz Litka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.04305},
  year   = {2023}
}