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A nearly logarithmic lower bound on the randomized competitive ratio for the metrical task systems problem is presented. This implies a similar lower bound for the extensively studied k-server problem. The proof is based on Ramsey-type…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Yair Bartal , Bela Bollobas , Manor Mendel

Using the Carlson-Simpson theorem, we give a new general condition for a structure in a finite binary relational language to have finite big Ramsey degrees

In this paper we present a simple approach to big Ramsey combinatorics of the Cantor set $2^\omega$. Using Infinite Dual Ramsey Theorem of Carlson and Simpson, we show that $2^\omega$, viewed as a topological space, has finite big Ramsey…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Dragan Mašulović

It is well-known that in finite graphs, large complete minors/topological minors can be forced by assuming a large average degree. Our aim is to extend this fact to infinite graphs. For this, we generalise the notion of the relative end…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-02-03 Maya Stein , José Zamora

This is Part II of a two-part series regarding Ramsey properties of Fraisse structures satisfying a property called SDAP+, which strengthens the Disjoint Amalgamation Property. In Part I, we prove that every Fraisse structure in a finite…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-07-15 Rebecca Coulson , Natasha Dobrinen , Rehana Patel

We show that the big Ramsey degrees of every countable universal $u$-uniform $\omega$-edge-labeled hypergraph are infinite for every $u\geq 2$. Together with a recent result of Braunfeld, Chodounsk\'y, de Rancourt, Hubi\v{c}ka, Kawach, and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-01 Jan Hubička , Matěj Konečný , Stevo Todorcevic , Andy Zucker

Every statement of the Ramsey theory of finite structures corresponds to the fact that a particular category has the Ramsey property. We can, then, compare the strength of Ramsey statements by comparing the ``Ramsey strength'' of the…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2023-08-22 Keegan Dasilva Barbosa , Dragan Mašulović

In this short note we confirm the deep structural correspondence between the complexity of a countable scattered chain (= strict linear order) and its big Ramsey combinatorics: we show that a countable scattered chain has finite big Ramsey…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-07-25 Keegan Dasilva Barbosa , Dragan Mašulović , Rajko Nenadov

In this paper we provide explicit dual Ramsey statements for several classes of finite relational structures (such as finite linearly ordered graphs, finite linearly ordered metric spaces and finite posets with a linear extension) and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-07-31 Dragan Mašulović

We investigate the notion of a semi-retraction between two first order structures (in typically different signatures) that was introduced by the second author as a link between the Ramsey property and generalized indiscernible sequences. We…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-03-05 Dana Bartošová , Lynn Scow

We apply the Dual Ramsey Theorem of Graham and Rothschild to prove the Ramsey property for classes of finite Boolean algebras with distinguished ideals. This allows us to compute the universal minimal flow of the group of automorphisms of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2013-01-17 Dana Bartošová

Building on previous work of the author, for each finite triangle-free graph $\mathbf{G}$, we determine the equivalence relation on the copies of $\mathbf{G}$ inside the universal homogeneous triangle-free graph, $\mathcal{H}_3$, with the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-09-07 Natasha Dobrinen

For each $n\geq 2$, we show that the class of all finite $n$-dimensional partial orders, when expanded with $n$ linear orders which realize the partial order, forms a Fra\"iss\'e class and identify its Fra\"iss\'e limit…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-01-16 Iian B. Smythe , Mithuna Threz , Max Wiebe

We show that every free amalgamation class of finite structures with relations and (symmetric) partial functions is a Ramsey class when enriched by a free linear ordering of vertices. This is a common strengthening of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-07-06 David M. Evans , Jan Hubička , Jaroslav Nešetřil

In this paper we introduce a new topological Ramsey space whose elements are infinite ordered polyhedra. Then, we show as an application that the set of finite polyhedra satisfies two types of Ramsey property: one, when viewed as a category…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-02-08 Jose G. Mijares , Gabriel Padilla

This paper introduces the concept of a productive notion of big Ramsey degree and showcases its versatility through a handful of applications. The main focus is notably providing sufficient conditions for the existence of a finite canonical…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-06-14 Keegan Dasilva Barbosa

We give an abstract approach to finite Ramsey theory and prove a general Ramsey-type theorem. We deduce from it a self-dual Ramsey theorem, which is a new result naturally generalizing both the classical Ramsey theorem and the dual Ramsey…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-09-12 Slawomir Solecki

For a partially ordered set $(A, \le)$, let $G_A$ be the simple, undirected graph with vertex set $A$ such that two vertices $a \neq b\in A$ are adjacent if either $a \le b$ or $b \le a$. We call $G_A$ the \emph{partial order graph} or…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-10-22 Ayman Badawi , Roswitha Rissner

One of the central questions in Ramsey theory asks how small can be the size of the largest clique and independent set in a graph on $N$ vertices. By the celebrated result of Erd\H{o}s from 1947, the random graph on $N$ vertices with edge…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-03-18 Benny Sudakov , István Tomon

We develop infinite-dimensional Ramsey theory for Fra\"iss\'e limits of finitely constrained free amalgamation classes in finite binary languages. We show that our approach is optimal and in particular, recovers the exact big Ramsey degrees…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-12-27 Natasha Dobrinen , Andy Zucker