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The Generalised Shift Graph

Logic 2017-04-17 v1

Abstract

In 1968, Erd\"os defined the Shift Graph as the graph whose vertices are the kk-element subsets of [n]={0,1,2,...,n1}[n]=\{0,1,2,...,n-1\} such that A={a1,...,ak}A=\{a_1,...,a_k\} and B={b1,...,bk}B=\{b_1,...,b_k\} are neighbours iff a1<b1=a2<b2=a3<...<bn1=an<bna_1<b_1=a_2<b_2=a_3<... <b_{n-1}=a_n<b_n. In the paper \textit{On the Generalised Shift Graph}, Avart, Luczac and R\"odl extend this definition to include all possible arrangements of the aisa_is and bisb_is, known as \textit{types}. In this paper, we will consider a selection of these types and study the corresponding graphs. We are interested in to what extent the graphs G(S,τ)G(S,\tau) and G(S,τ)G(S',\tau) are distinct for distinct linear orderings S,SS,S' and for some type τ\tau. In this paper, we will concentrate on ordinals and types of the form σa,b=11...133...322...2\sigma_{a,b}=11...133...322...2. We will show that if G(α,σa,b)G(β,σa,b)G(\alpha,\sigma_{a,b})\cong G(\beta,\sigma_{a,b}) then α=β\alpha=\beta. We will also consider the chromatic number and the automorphism groups of these graphs in order to gain a deeper understanding of their properties.

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@article{arxiv.1704.04399,
  title  = {The Generalised Shift Graph},
  author = {Milette Riis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.04399},
  year   = {2017}
}
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