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Ramsey numbers for partially-ordered sets

Combinatorics 2016-11-29 v2

Abstract

We present a refinement of Ramsey numbers by considering graphs with a partial ordering on their vertices. This is a natural extension of the ordered Ramsey numbers. We formalize situations in which we can use arbitrary families of partially-ordered sets to form host graphs for Ramsey problems. We explore connections to well studied Tur\'an-type problems in partially-ordered sets, particularly those in the Boolean lattice. We find a strong difference between Ramsey numbers on the Boolean lattice and ordered Ramsey numbers when the partial ordering on the graphs have large antichains.

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@article{arxiv.1512.05261,
  title  = {Ramsey numbers for partially-ordered sets},
  author = {Christopher Cox and Derrick Stolee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.05261},
  year   = {2016}
}

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18 pages, 3 figures, 1 table

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