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On Avoider-Enforcer games

Combinatorics 2016-05-24 v2

Abstract

In the Avoider-Enforcer game on the complete graph KnK_n, the players (Avoider and Enforcer) each take an edge in turn. Given a graph property P\mathcal{P}, Enforcer wins the game if Avoider's graph has the property P\mathcal{P}. An important parameter is τE(P)\tau_E({\cal P}), the smallest integer tt such that Enforcer can win the game against any opponent in tt rounds. In this paper, let F\mathcal{F} be an arbitrary family of graphs and P\mathcal{P} be the property that a member of F\mathcal{F} is a subgraph or is an induced subgraph. We determine the asymptotic value of τE(P)\tau_E(\mathcal{P}) when F\mathcal{F} contains no bipartite graph and establish that τE(P)=o(n2)\tau_E(\mathcal{P})=o(n^2) if F\mathcal{F} contains a bipartite graph. The proof uses the game of JumbleG and the Szemer\'edi Regularity Lemma.

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@article{arxiv.1605.05706,
  title  = {On Avoider-Enforcer games},
  author = {József Balogh and Ryan R. Martin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.05706},
  year   = {2016}
}

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10 pages

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