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We verify an explicit inequality conjectured recently by Gilmer, thus proving that for any nonempty union-closed family $F \subseteq 2^{[n]}$, some $i\in [n]$ is contained in at least a $\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx 0.38$ fraction of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-07-09 Ryan Alweiss , Brice Huang , Mark Sellke

The union-closed sets conjecture states that in any nonempty union-closed family $\mathcal{F}$ of subsets of a finite set, there exists an element contained in at least a proportion $1/2$ of the sets of $\mathcal{F}$. Using the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-05-24 Lei Yu

It is a well-known conjecture, sometimes attributed to Frankl, that for any family of sets which is closed under the union operation, there is some element which is contained in at least half of the sets. Gilmer was the first to prove a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Luke Pebody

The Frankl conjecture, also known as the union-closed sets conjecture, states that in any finite non-empty union-closed family, there exists an element in at least half of the sets. From an optimization point of view, one could instead…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-08-03 Jonad Pulaj , Annie Raymond , Dirk Theis

A set system is called union closed if for any two sets in the set system their union is also in the set system. Gilmer recently proved that in any union closed set system some element belongs to at least a $0.01$ fraction of sets, and…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-22 Zachary Chase , Shachar Lovett

The Union-Closed Sets Conjecture asks whether every union-closed set family $\mathcal{F}$ has an element contained in half of its sets. In 2022, Nagel posed a generalisation of this problem, suggesting that the $k$th-most popular element in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-07-15 Shagnik Das , Saintan Wu

The union-closed sets conjecture (Frankl's conjecture) says that for any finite union-closed family of finite sets, other than the family consisting only of the empty set, there exists an element that belongs to at least half of the sets in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-07-03 Zhen Cui , Ze-Chun Hu

We improve the best known constant $\frac{3-\sqrt 5}{2}$ for which the union-closed conjecture is known to be true, by using dependent samples as suggested by Sawin and the entropy approach on this problem initiated by Gilmer. Meanwhile, we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-02-18 Stijn Cambie

The Union-Closed Sets Conjecture, also known as Frankl's conjecture, asks whether, for any union-closed set family $\mathcal{F}$ with $m$ sets, there is an element that lies in at least $\frac{1}{2}\cdot m$ sets in $\mathcal{F}$. In 2022,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-10 Saintan Wu

The Frankl or Union-Closed Sets conjecture states that for any finite union-closed family of sets $\mathcal{F}$ containing some nonempty set, there is some element $i$ in the ground set $U(\mathcal F) := \bigcup_{S \in \mathcal{F}} S$ of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-10-16 Jonad Pulaj , Kenan Wood

A family of sets F is said to be union-closed if A \cup B is in F for every A and B in F. Frankl's conjecture states that given any finite union-closed family of sets, not all empty, there exists an element contained in at least half of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Robert Morris

The union-closed sets conjecture (Frankl's conjecture) says that for any finite union-closed family of finite sets, other than the family consisting only of the empty set, there exists an element that belongs to at least half of the sets in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-11-07 Ze-Chun Hu , Shi-Lun Li

The union-closed sets conjecture (sometimes referred to as Frankl's conjecture) states that every finite, nontrivial union-closed family of sets has an element that is in at least half of its members. Although the conjecture is known to be…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-03 Cory H. Colbert

A finite family $\mathrsfs{F}$ of subsets of a finite set $X$ is union-closed whenever $f,g\in\mathrsfs{F}$ implies $f\cup g\in\mathrsfs{F}$. These families are well known because of Frankl's conjecture. In this paper we developed further…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2012-10-16 Emanuele Rodaro

Recently, Gilmer proved the first constant lower bound for the union-closed sets conjecture via an information-theoretic argument. The heart of the argument is an entropic inequality involving the OR function of two i.i.d.\ binary vectors,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Jingbo Liu

The Frankl conjecture, also known as the union-closed sets conjecture, states that in any finite non-empty union-closed family, there exists an element in at least half of the sets. Let $f(n,a)$ be the maximum number of sets in a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-04-14 Brianna Amaral , Lucien Dalton , Drew Polakowski , Annie Raymond , Bertram Thomas

We show that for any union-closed family $\mathcal{F} \subseteq 2^{[n]}, \mathcal{F} \neq \{\emptyset\}$, there exists an $i \in [n]$ which is contained in a $0.01$ fraction of the sets in $\mathcal{F}$. This is the first known constant…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-29 Justin Gilmer

We prove that the conjecture made by Peter Frankl in the late 1970s is true. In other words for every finite union-closed family which contains a non?empty set, there is an element that belongs to at least half of its m

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-05-08 Roberto Demontis

The union-closed sets conjecture states that if a family of sets $\mathcal{A} \neq \{\emptyset\}$ is union-closed, then there is an element which belongs to at least half the sets in $\mathcal{A}$. In 2001, D. Reimer showed that the average…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-04-25 Abigail Raz

The union-closed sets conjecture, attributed to P\'eter Frankl from 1979, states that for any non-empty finite union-closed family of finite sets not consisting of only the empty set, there is an element that is in at least half of the sets…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-08 Masoud Zargar
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