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Supersaturation, counting, and randomness in forbidden subposet problems

Combinatorics 2020-07-15 v1

Abstract

In the area of forbidden subposet problems we look for the largest possible size La(n,P)La(n,P) of a family F2[n]\mathcal{F}\subseteq 2^{[n]} that does not contain a forbidden inclusion pattern described by PP. The main conjecture of the area states that for any finite poset PP there exists an integer e(P)e(P) such that La(n,P)=(e(P)+o(1))(nn/2)La(n,P)=(e(P)+o(1))\binom{n}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}. In this paper, we formulate three strengthenings of this conjecture and prove them for some specific classes of posets. (The parameters x(P)x(P) and d(P)d(P) are defined in the paper.) \bullet For any finite connected poset PP and ε>0\varepsilon>0, there exists δ>0\delta>0 and an integer x(P)x(P) such that for any nn large enough, and F2[n]\mathcal{F}\subseteq 2^{[n]} of size (e(P)+ε)(nn/2)(e(P)+\varepsilon)\binom{n}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}, F\mathcal{F} contains at least δnx(P)(nn/2)\delta n^{x(P)}\binom{n}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor} copies of PP. \bullet The number of PP-free families in 2[n]2^{[n]} is 2(e(P)+o(1))(nn/2)2^{(e(P)+o(1))\binom{n}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor}}. \bullet For any finite poset PP, there exists a positive rational d(P)d(P) such that if p=ω(nd(P))p=\omega(n^{-d(P)}), then the size of the largest PP-free family in P(n,p)\mathcal{P}(n,p) is (e(P)+o(1))p(nn/2)(e(P)+o(1))p\binom{n}{\lfloor n/2\rfloor} with high probability.

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@article{arxiv.2007.06854,
  title  = {Supersaturation, counting, and randomness in forbidden subposet problems},
  author = {Dániel Gerbner and Dániel Nagy and Balázs Patkós and Máté Vizer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.06854},
  year   = {2020}
}
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