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Sperner's problem for G-independent families

Combinatorics 2013-10-08 v2

Abstract

Given a graph G, let Q(G) denote the collection of all independent (edge-free) sets of vertices in G. We consider the problem of determining the size of a largest antichain in Q(G). When G is the edge-less graph, this problem is resolved by Sperner's Theorem. In this paper, we focus on the case where G is the path of length n-1, proving the size of a maximal antichain is of the same order as the size of a largest layer of Q(G).

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@article{arxiv.1302.6039,
  title  = {Sperner's problem for G-independent families},
  author = {Victor Falgas-Ravry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.6039},
  year   = {2013}
}

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26 pages

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