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Treewidth of the generalized Kneser graphs

Combinatorics 2021-08-10 v2

Abstract

Let nn, kk and tt be integers with 1t<kn1\leq t< k \leq n. The \emph{generalized Kneser graph} K(n,k,t)K(n,k,t) is a graph whose vertices are the kk-subsets of a fixed nn-set, where two kk-subsets AA and BB are adjacent if AB<t|A\cap B|<t. The graph K(n,k,1)K(n,k,1) is the well-known \emph{Kneser graph}. In 2014, Harvey and Wood determined the exact treewidth of the Kneser graphs for large nn with respect to kk. In this paper, we give the exact treewidth of the generalized Kneser graphs for t2t\geq2 and large nn with respect to kk and tt. In the special case when t=k1t=k-1, the graph K(n,k,k1)K(n,k,k-1) usually denoted by J(n,k)\overline{J(n,k)} which is the complement of the Johnson graph J(n,k)J(n,k). We give a more precise result for the exact value of the treewidth of J(n,k)\overline{J(n,k)} for any nn and kk.

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@article{arxiv.2011.12725,
  title  = {Treewidth of the generalized Kneser graphs},
  author = {Ke Liu and Mengyu Cao and Mei Lu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.12725},
  year   = {2021}
}

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17 pages, 1 figure

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