Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications (EJGTA)
Vol 12, No 1 (2024): Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications

A refined Tur'an theorem

Filipovski, Slobodan (Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 8 6000 Koper, Slovenia)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Apr 2024

Abstract

Let G = (V, E) be a finite undirected graph with vertex set V(G) of order |V(G)| = n and edge set E(G) of size |E(G)| = m. Let Δ = d1 ≥ d2 ≥ ⋯ ≥ dn = δ be the degree sequence of the graph G. A clique in a graph G is a complete subgraph of G. The clique number of a graph G, denoted by ω(G), is the order of a maximum clique of G. In 1907 Mantel proved that a triangle-free graph with n vertices can contain at most ⌊n2/4⌋ edges. In 1941 Tur'an generalized Mantel’s result to graphs not containing cliques of size r by proving that graphs of order n that contain no induced Kr have at most (1 − 1/r − 1)n2/2 edges. In this paper, we give new bounds for the maximum number of edges in a Kr-free graph G of order n, minimum degree δ, and maximum degree Δ. We show that, for the families of graphs having the above properties, our bounds are slightly better than the more general bounds of Tur'an.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ejgta

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Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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The Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications (EJGTA) is a refereed journal devoted to all areas of modern graph theory together with applications to other fields of mathematics, computer science and other sciences. The journal is published by the Indonesian Combinatorial Society ...