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Ramsey's theorem, in the version of Erd\H{o}s and Szekeres, states that every 2-coloring of the edges of the complete graph on {1, 2,...,n} contains a monochromatic clique of order 1/2\log n. In this paper, we consider two well-studied…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-12-19 David Conlon , Jacob Fox , Benny Sudakov

We prove the following Helly-type result. Let $\mathcal{C}_1,\dots,\mathcal{C}_{3d}$ be finite families of convex bodies in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Assume that for any colorful selection of $2d$ sets, $C_{i_k}\in \mathcal{C}_{i_k}$ for each $1\leq…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2020-07-28 Gábor Damásdi , Viktória Földvári , Márton Naszódi

We prove that double exponentiation is an upper bound to Ramsey theorem for colouring of pairs when we want to predetermine the order of the differences of successive members of the homogeneous set.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Saharon Shelah

Following and developing ideas of R. Karasev (Covering dimension using toric varieties, arXiv:1307.3437), we extend the Lebesgue theorem (on covers of cubes) and the Knaster-Kuratowski-Mazurkiewicz theorem (on covers of simplices) to…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2015-02-13 Djordje Baralić , Rade Živaljević

Four-Color Theorem has secret in its logical proof and actual operating. In this paper we will give a proof of Four-Color Theorem based on Kuratowski's Theorem using some induction argument and give a description of the most complicated…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2014-08-11 Qizhi Wang

A well-known result of Burr, Erd\H{o}s and Spencer [Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 1975] determines the $2$-colour Ramsey number for any sufficiently large collection of vertex-disjoint copies of a fixed graph $H$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-22 Andrea Freschi , Ryan R. Martin , Andrew Treglown

We collect some of our favorite proofs of Brooks' Theorem, highlighting advantages and extensions of each. The proofs illustrate some of the major techniques in graph coloring, such as greedy coloring, Kempe chains, hitting sets, and the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-05-15 Daniel W. Cranston , Landon Rabern

In this paper, we explore affine semigroup versions of the convex geometry theorems of Helly, Tverberg, and Caratheodory. Additionally, we develop a new theory of colored affine semigroups, where the semigroup generators each receive a…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2023-10-06 Jesus A. De Loera , Christopher O'Neill , Chengyang Wang

In this short note, we provide the necessary and sufficient condition for an infinite collection of axis-parallel boxes in $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ to be pierceable by finitely many axis-parallel $k$-flats, where $0 \leq k < d$. We also consider…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-13 Sutanoya Chakraborty , Arijit Ghosh , Soumi Nandi

For conic bundles on a smooth variety (over a field of characteristic $\ne 2$) which degenerate into pairs of distinct lines over geometric points of a smooth divisor, we prove a theorem which relates the Brauer class of the non-degenerate…

alg-geom · Mathematics 2008-02-03 Nitin Nitsure

The main result provide a common generalization for Ramsey-type theorems concerning finite colorings of edge sets of complete graphs with vertices in infinite semigroups. We capture the essence of theorems proved in different fields: for…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-07-08 Piotr Szewczak

We give a proof of Brooks' theorem and its list coloring extension using the algebraic method of Alon and Tarsi; this also shows that the Brooks' theorem remains valid in a more general game coloring setting.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-07-31 Jan Hladký , Daniel Král' , Uwe Schauz

Given an edge colouring of a graph with a set of $m$ colours, we say that the graph is (exactly) $m$-coloured if each of the colours is used. We consider edge colourings of the complete graph on $\mathbb{N}$ with infinitely many colours and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Teeradej Kittipassorn , Bhargav Narayanan

K\"onig's edge coloring theorem says that a bipartite graph with maximal degree $n$ has an edge coloring with no more than $n$ colors. We explore the computability theory and Reverse Mathematics aspects of this theorem. Computable bipartite…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-09-03 Carl Mummert

In this work methods of construction of cubic graphs are analyzed and a theorem of existence of a colored disc traversing each pair of linked edges belonging to an elementary cycle of a planar cubic graph is proved.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2010-06-04 Sergey Kurapov

A family $F$ of sets is said to satisfy the $(p,q)$-property if among any $p$ sets of $F$ some $q$ intersect. The celebrated $(p,q)$-theorem of Alon and Kleitman asserts that any family of compact convex sets in $\mathbb{R}^d$ that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-12-14 Chaya Keller , Shakhar Smorodinsky

We construct families of circles in the plane such that their tangency graphs have arbitrarily large girth and chromatic number. This provides a strong negative answer to Ringel's circle problem (1959). The proof relies on a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-09-07 James Davies , Chaya Keller , Linda Kleist , Shakhar Smorodinsky , Bartosz Walczak

An approach of using RGB-tilings for proving the Four Color Theorem discussed in three previous work is expanded in this paper. A novel methodology and revisions for the methodology in the three aforementioned papers are discussed, and a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-01-24 Shu-Chung Liu

While investigating odd-cycle free hypergraphs, Gy\H{o}ri and Lemons introduced a colored version of the classical theorem of Erd\H{o}s and Gallai on $P_k$-free graphs. They proved that any graph $G$ with a proper vertex coloring and no…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-07-12 Nika Salia , Casey Tompkins , Oscar Zamora

If all but two vertices of a triangulated sphere have degrees divisible by $k$, then the exceptional vertices are not adjacent. This theorem is proved for $k=2$ with the help of the coloring monodromy. For $k = 3, 4, 5$ colorings by the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-11-23 Ivan Izmestiev