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Let $n$, $k$ and $t$ be positive integers, and let $\mathcal{F}$ be a collection of $k$-subsets of $[n]=\{1,2,\dots,n\}$. The $t$-covering number $\tau_t(\mathcal{F})$ of $\mathcal{F}$ is defined as the minimum size of a set $T$ such that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-20 Yu Zhu , Benjian Lv , Kaishun Wang

A family of sets is said to be intersecting if every pair of sets in the family have non-empty intersection. In this paper, we initiate the study of intersecting non-uniform families of sets of one of two sizes containing given subfamilies.…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-02-19 Carl Feghali

Let $n$, $r$, and $k$ be positive integers such that $k, r \geq 2$, $L$ a non-empty subset of $[k]$, and $\mathcal{F}_i \subseteq \binom{[n]}{k}$ for $1 \leq i \leq r$. We say that non-empty families $\mathcal{F}_1, \mathcal{F}_2, \ldots,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Xiamiao Zhao , Haixiang Zhang , Mei Lu

Two families $\mathcal{A}$ and $\mathcal{B}$ of sets are said to be cross-$t$-intersecting if each set in $\mathcal{A}$ intersects each set in $\mathcal{B}$ in at least $t$ elements. An active problem in extremal set theory is to determine…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-12-31 Peter Borg

A $k$-uniform family $\mathcal{F}$ is called intersecting if $F\cap F'\neq \emptyset$ for all $F,F'\in \mathcal{F}$. The shadow family $\partial \mathcal{F}$ is the family of $(k-1)$-element sets that are contained in some members of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-06-05 Peter Frankl , Jian Wang

We say that a set system $\mathcal{F}$ is $k$-completely hyperseparating if for any vertex $v$, there are at most $k$ sets in $\mathcal{F}$ with intersection $\{v\}$. We determine the minimum size of such set systems on an $n$-element…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Dániel Gerbner

A family of vectors $A \subset [k]^n$ is said to be intersecting if any two elements of $A$ agree on at least one coordinate. We prove, for fixed $k \ge 3$, that the size of a symmetric intersecting subfamily of $[k]^n$ is $o(k^n)$, which…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-07-01 Sean Eberhard , Jeff Kahn , Bhargav Narayanan , Sophie Spirkl

A family of sets is said to be symmetric if its automorphism group is transitive, and $3$-wise intersecting if any three sets in the family have nonempty intersection. Frankl conjectured in 1981 that if $\mathcal{A}$ is a symmetric $3$-wise…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-02-06 David Ellis , Bhargav Narayanan

Let $\mathcal{S}_n$ be the symmetric group on the set $[n]:=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. A family $\mathcal{F}\subset \mathcal{S}_n$ is called intersecting if for every $\sigma,\pi\in \mathcal{F}$ there exists some $i\in [n]$ such that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-05 Jian Wang , Jimeng Xiao

Let $m\geq 2$, $n$ be positive integers, and $R_i=\{k_{i,1} >k_{i,2} >\cdots> k_{i,t_i}\}$ be subsets of $[n]$ for $i=1,2,\ldots,m$. The families $\mathcal{F}_1\subseteq \binom{[n]}{R_1},\mathcal{F}_2\subseteq…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-11-28 Zhen Jia , Qing Xiang , Jimeng Xiao , Huajun Zhang

A family of perfect matchings of $K_{2n}$ is $t$-$intersecting$ if any two members share $t$ or more edges. We prove for any $t \in \mathbb{N}$ that every $t$-intersecting family of perfect matchings has size no greater than $(2(n-t) -…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-16 Nathan Lindzey

Given two positive integers $n\geq 3$ and $t\leq n$, the permutations $\sigma,\pi \in \operatorname{Sym}(n)$ are $t$-setwise intersecting if they agree (setwise) on a $t$-subset of $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. A family $\mathcal{F} \subset…

Let $\mathcal{A}\subseteq{[n]\choose a}$ and $\mathcal{B}\subseteq{[n]\choose b}$ be two families of subsets of $[n]$, we say $\mathcal{A}$ and $\mathcal{B}$ are cross-intersecting if $A\cap B\neq \emptyset$ for all $A\in\mathcal{A}$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-07-30 Xiangliang Kong , Yuanxiao Xi , Gennian Ge

A family F is intersecting if any two members have a nonempty intersection. Erdos, Ko, and Rado showed that |F|\leq {n-1\choose k-1} holds for an intersecting family of k-subsets of [n]:={1,2,3,...,n}, n\geq 2k. For n> 2k the only extremal…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2011-08-11 Peter Frankl , Zoltan Furedi

For an $n$-element set $X$ let $\binom{X}{k}$ be the collection of all its $k$-subsets. Two families of sets $\mathcal A$ and $\mathcal B$ are called cross-intersecting if $A\cap B \neq \emptyset$ holds for all $A\in\mathcal A$,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-05-21 Peter Frankl , Andrey Kupavskii

Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional vector space over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$. Suppose that $\mathscr{F}$ is an intersecting family of $m$-dimensional subspaces of $V$. The covering number of $\mathscr{F}$ is the minimum dimension of a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-02-17 Chao Gong , Benjian Lv , Kaishun Wang

Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional vector space over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ and ${V\brack k}$ denote the family of all $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$. A family $\mathcal{F}\subseteq {V\brack k}$ is called $k$-uniform $r$-wise…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Haixiang zhang , Mengyu Cao , Mei Lu , Jiaying Song

Let $\mathcal G$ be a family of subsets of an $n$-element set. The family $\mathcal G$ is called $3$-wise $t$-intersecting if the intersection of any three subsets in $\mathcal G$ is of size at least $t$. For a real number $p\in(0,1)$ we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-03-03 Norihide Tokushige

A family of graphs F is said to be triangle-intersecting if for any two graphs G,H in F, the intersection of G and H contains a triangle. A conjecture of Simonovits and Sos from 1976 states that the largest triangle-intersecting families of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-10-09 David Ellis , Yuval Filmus , Ehud Friedgut

A family $\mathcal{F}$ is $t$-$\it{intersecting}$ if any two members have at least $t$ common elements. Erd\H os, Ko, and Rado proved that the maximum size of a $t$-intersecting family of subsets of size $k$ is equal to $ {{n-t} \choose…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-11-19 Dong Yeap Kang , Jaehoon Kim , Younjin Kim