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The maximum number of 10- and 12-cycles in a planar graph

Combinatorics 2021-06-08 v1

Abstract

For a fixed planar graph HH, let NP(n,H)\operatorname{\mathbf{N}}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,H) denote the maximum number of copies of HH in an nn-vertex planar graph. In the case when HH is a cycle, the asymptotic value of NP(n,Cm)\operatorname{\mathbf{N}}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,C_m) is currently known for m{3,4,5,6,8}m\in\{3,4,5,6,8\}. In this note, we extend this list by establishing NP(n,C10)(n/5)5\operatorname{\mathbf{N}}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,C_{10})\sim(n/5)^5 and NP(n,C12)(n/6)6\operatorname{\mathbf{N}}_{\mathcal{P}}(n,C_{12})\sim(n/6)^6. We prove this by answering the following question for m{5,6}m\in\{5,6\}, which is interesting in its own right: which probability mass μ\mu on the edges of some clique maximizes the probability that mm independent samples from μ\mu form an mm-cycle?

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@article{arxiv.2106.02966,
  title  = {The maximum number of 10- and 12-cycles in a planar graph},
  author = {Christopher Cox and Ryan R. Martin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.02966},
  year   = {2021}
}

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