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Set systems without a 3-simplex

Combinatorics 2010-10-26 v1

Abstract

A 3-simplex is a collection of four sets A_1,...,A_4 with empty intersection such that any three of them have nonempty intersection. We show that the maximum size of a set system on n elements without a 3-simplex is 2n1+(n10)+(n11)+(n12)2^{n-1} + \binom{n-1}{0} + \binom{n-1}{1} + \binom{n-1}{2} for all n1n \ge 1, with equality only achieved by the family of sets either containing a given element or of size at most 2. This extends a result of Keevash and Mubayi, who showed the conclusion for n sufficiently large.

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@article{arxiv.1010.5206,
  title  = {Set systems without a 3-simplex},
  author = {Michael E. Picollelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.5206},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages

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