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Tur\'{a}n numbers $T(n,5,3)$ and graphs without induced $5$-cycles

Combinatorics 2023-09-19 v3

Abstract

Tur\'{a}n number T(n,5,3)T(n,5,3) is the minimum size of a system of triples out of a base set XX of nn elements such that every quintuple in XX contains a triple from the system. The exact values of T(n,5,3)T(n,5,3) are known for n17n \leq 17. Tur\'{a}n conjectured that T(2m,5,3)=2(m3)T(2m,5,3) = 2\binom{m}{3}, and no counterexamples have been found so far. If this conjecture is true, then T(2m+1,5,3)m(m2)(2m+1)/6T(2m+1,5,3) \geq \lceil m(m-2)(2m+1)/6\rceil. We prove the matching upper bound for all n=2m+1>17n = 2m+1 > 17 except n=27n=27.

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@article{arxiv.2205.13905,
  title  = {Tur\'{a}n numbers $T(n,5,3)$ and graphs without induced $5$-cycles},
  author = {Iliya Bluskov and Jan de Heer and Alexander Sidorenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.13905},
  year   = {2023}
}