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A Ramsey-type theorem for the matching number regarding connected graphs

Combinatorics 2018-08-15 v1

Abstract

A major line of research is discovering Ramsey-type theorems, which are results of the following form: given a graph parameter ρ\rho, every graph GG with sufficiently large ρ(G)\rho(G) contains a `well-structured' induced subgraph HH with large ρ(H)\rho(H). The classical Ramsey's theorem deals with the case when the graph parameter under consideration is the number of vertices; there is also a Ramsey-type theorem regarding connected graphs. Given a graph GG, the matching number and the induced matching number of GG is the maximum size of a matching and an induced matching, respectively, of GG. In this paper, we formulate Ramsey-type theorems for the matching number and the induced matching number regarding connected graphs. Along the way, we obtain a Ramsey-type theorem for the independence number regarding connected graphs as well.

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@article{arxiv.1808.04540,
  title  = {A Ramsey-type theorem for the matching number regarding connected graphs},
  author = {Ilkyoo Choi and Michitaka Furuya and Ringi Kim and Boram Park},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.04540},
  year   = {2018}
}

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