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We prove Union-Closed sets conjecture.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-13 Vladimir Blinovsky , Llohann D Speranca

We provide a simple proof for the union-closed sets conjecture, a long-standing open problem in set theory with immediate applications to graph theory, number theory, and order-theory.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-07-08 Sven Schäge

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

In this very short note, we give a counterexample to a recent conjecture of Gilmer which would have implied the union-closed conjecture.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-11-23 David Ellis

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

In a recent breakthrough, Gilmer proved the union closed conjecture up to a constant factor. Using Gilmer's method and additional ideas, Chase and Lovett proved an optimal result for almost union-closed set systems. Here that result is…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-02-27 Raphael Yuster

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

The Union Closed Sets Conjecture states that in every finite, nontrivial set family closed under taking unions there is an element contained in at least half of all the sets of the family. We investigate two new directions with respect to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-04-05 Nicolas Nagel

Several results about the union-closed sets conjecture are presented.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-06-21 Yining Hu

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

We show that the Union-Closed Conjecture holds for the union-closed family generated by the cyclic translates of any fixed set.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-12-08 James Aaronson , David Ellis , Imre Leader

A family of sets $\mathcal{A}$ is union-closed if it is finite and nonempty with member sets that are all finite and distinct (at least one of which is nonempty) and it satisfies the property $X, Y \in \mathcal{A} \implies X \cup Y \in…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-09-25 Christopher Bouchard

Mathematicians had little idea whether the easy-to-state union-closed conjecture was true or false even after $40$ years. However, last winter saw a surge of interest in the conjecture and its variants, initiated by the contribution of a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Stijn Cambie

The Union Closed Sets Conjecture is one of the most renowned problems in combinatorics. Its appeal lies in the simplicity of its statement contrasted with the potential complexity of its resolution. The conjecture posits that, in any union…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-02 Nived J M

Gilmer has recently shown 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 $.01$ of the sets of $\mathcal F$. We improve the proportion from $.01$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-21 Will Sawin

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 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

A family of sets is called union-closed if whenever $A$ and $B$ are sets of the family, so is $A\cup B$. The long-standing union-closed conjecture states that if a family of subsets of $[n]$ is union-closed, some element appears in at least…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-02-20 Tom Eccles

In this paper, we introduce the notion of the universe, induced communities, and cells with their corresponding spots. Using this language, we formulate and prove the union close set conjecture by showing that for any finite universe…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2026-03-10 Theophilus Agama

We prove that the $abc$-Conjecture implies upper bounds on Zsigmondy sets that are uniform over families of unicritical polynomials over number fields. As an application, we use the $abc$-Conjecture to prove that there exist uniform bounds…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-11-07 Nicole Looper
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