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Let $F(n,k)$ ($f(n,k)$) denote the maximum possible size of the smallest color class in a (partial) $k$-coloring of the Boolean lattice $B_n$ that does not admit a rainbow antichain of size $k$. The value of $F(n,3)$ and $f(n,2)$ has been…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-12-24 Balázs Patkós

The original notion of dimension for posets was introduced by Dushnik and Miller in 1941 and has been studied extensively in the literature. In 1992, Brightwell and Scheinerman developed the notion of fractional dimension as the natural…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-20 Heather C. Smith , William T. Trotter

We show that for any sequence $f: {\bf N} \to \{-1,+1\}$ taking values in $\{-1,+1\}$, the discrepancy $$ \sup_{n,d \in {\bf N}} \left|\sum_{j=1}^n f(jd)\right| $$ of $f$ is infinite. This answers a question of Erd\H{o}s. In fact the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-01-17 Terence Tao

The convexity number of a set $X \subset \mathbb{R}^2$ is the minimum number of convex subsets required to cover it. We study the following question: what is the largest possible convexity number $f(n)$ of $\mathbb{R}^2 \setminus S$, where…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-05 Chaya Keller , Micha A. Perles

Let $p$ be a prime number, and let $S$ be the numerical semigroup generated by the prime numbers not less than $p$. We compare the orders of magnitude of some invariants of $S$ with each other, e. g., the biggest atom $u$ of $S$ with $p$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-06-11 Michael Hellus , Anton Rechenauer , Rolf Waldi

Kahn and Kim (J. Comput. Sci., 1995) have shown that for a finite poset $P$, the entropy of the incomparability graph of $P$ (normalized by multiplying by the order of $P$) and the base-$2$ logarithm of the number of linear extensions of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-12-04 Samuel Fiorini , Selim Rexhep

Let $F_n$ be a free group of rank $n$, with free generating set $X$. A subset $D$ of $F_n$ is a \emph{Distinct Difference Configuration} if the differences $g^{-1}h$ are distinct, where $g$ and $h$ range over all (ordered) pairs of distinct…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-07-10 Simon R. Blackburn , Emma Smith , Luke Stewart

For fixed $k$ we prove exponential lower bounds on the equilateral number of subspaces of $\ell_{\infty}^n$ of codimension $k$. In particular, we show that if the unit ball of a normed space of dimension $n$ is a centrally symmetric…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-05-12 Nora Frankl

The confluent binomial posets with the atomic function A(n) = max (1,2^(n-2)) are classified. In particular, it is shown that in general there are non-isomorphic intervals of the same length.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jörgen Backelin

In light of Kim's conjecture on regular polytopes of dimension four, which is a generalization of Waring's problem, we establish asymptotic formulas for representing any sufficiently large integer as a sum of numbers in the form of those…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-19 Anji Dong , The Nguyen , Alexandru Zaharescu

New bounds on the number of similar or directly similar copies of a pattern within a finite subset of the line or the plane are proved. The number of equilateral triangles whose vertices all lie within an $n$-point subset of the plane is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-11-22 Bernardo Abrego , Silvia Fernandez-Merchant , Daniel J. Katz , Levon Kolesnikov

For any positive integers $n\ge d+1\ge 3$, what is the maximum size of a $(d+1)$-uniform set system in $[n]$ with VC-dimension at most $d$? In 1984, Frankl and Pach initiated the study of this fundamental problem and provided an upper bound…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-06-06 Gennian Ge , Zixiang Xu , Chi Hoi Yip , Shengtong Zhang , Xiaochen Zhao

The Dyson rank of an integer partition is the difference between its largest part and the number of parts it contains. Using Fine-Dyson symmetry, we give formulas for the number of partitions of n with rank larger than n/2, and we prove…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-03-20 Colin Alberts , Olivia Beckwith , Irfan Demetoglu , Robert Dicks , John H. Smith , Jasmine Wang

Erd\"os conjectured the existence of an infinite Sidon sequence of positive integers which is also an asymptotic basis of order 3. We make progress towards this conjecture in several directions. First we prove the conjecture for all cyclic…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-04-25 Javier Cilleruelo

One of the most classical results in extremal set theory is Sperner's theorem, which says that the largest antichain in the Boolean lattice $2^{[n]}$ has size $\Theta\big(\frac{2^n}{\sqrt{n}}\big)$. Motivated by an old problem of Erd\H{o}s…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-08-14 Benny Sudakov , István Tomon , Adam Zsolt Wagner

For every integer $n$ with $n \geq 4$, we prove that the local dimension of a poset consisting of all the subsets of $\{1,\dots,n\}$ equipped with the inclusion relation is strictly less than $n$, answering a question of Kim, Martin,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Jędrzej Hodor , Jakub Sordyl

We study two types of probability measures on the set of integer partitions of $n$ with at most $m$ parts. The first one chooses the random partition with a chance related to its largest part only. We then obtain the limiting distributions…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-01-03 Tiefeng Jiang , Ke Wang

We show that the order dimension of the weak order on a Coxeter group of type A, B or D is equal to the rank of the Coxeter group, and give bounds on the order dimensions for the other finite types. This result arises from a unified…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Nathan Reading

For an integer $n \geq 1$, the Erd\H{o}s-Rogers function $f_{s}(n)$ is the maximum integer $m$ such that every $n$-vertex $K_{s+1}$-free graph has a $K_s$-free subgraph with $m$ vertices. It is known that for all $s \geq 3$, $f_{s}(n) =…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-02-12 Dhruv Mubayi , Jacques Verstraete

We show asymptotic upper and lower bounds for the greatest common divisor of N and $\sigma(N)$. We also show that there are infinitely many integers N with fairly large g.c.d. of N and $\sigma(N)$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-07-30 Tomohiro Yamada