Graph Theory » Algebraic G.T.

Ramsey properties of Cayley graphs ★★★

Author(s): Alon

Conjecture   There exists a fixed constant $ c $ so that every abelian group $ G $ has a subset $ S \subseteq G $ with $ -S = S $ so that the Cayley graph $ {\mathit Cayley}(G,S) $ has no clique or independent set of size $ > c \log |G| $.

Keywords: Cayley graph; Ramsey number

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updated June 10th, 2007
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Combinatorics » Matroid Theory

Bases of many weights ★★★

Author(s): Schrijver; Seymour

Let $ G $ be an (additive) abelian group, and for every $ S \subseteq G $ let $ {\mathit stab}(S) = \{ g \in G : g + S = S \} $.

Conjecture   Let $ M $ be a matroid on $ E $, let $ w : E \rightarrow G $ be a map, put $ S = \{ \sum_{b \in B} w(b) : B \mbox{ is a base} \} $ and $ H = {\mathit stab}(S) $. Then $$|S| \ge |H| \left( 1 - rk(M) + \sum_{Q \in G/H} rk(w^{-1}(Q)) \right).$$

Keywords: matroid; sumset; zero sum

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updated June 10th, 2007
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Number Theory » Additive N.T.

The Erdos-Turan conjecture on additive bases ★★★★

Author(s): Erdos; Turan

Let $ B \subseteq {\mathbb N} $. The representation function $ r_B : {\mathbb N} \rightarrow {\mathbb N} $ for $ B $ is given by the rule $ r_B(k) = \#\{ (i,j) \in B \times B : i + j = k \} $. We call $ B $ an additive basis if $ r_B $ is never $ 0 $.

Conjecture   If $ B $ is an additive basis, then $ r_B $ is unbounded.

Keywords: additive basis; representation function

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updated June 8th, 2007
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Combinatorics » Matroid Theory

Rota's unimodal conjecture ★★★

Author(s): Rota

Let $ M $ be a matroid of rank $ r $, and for $ 0 \le i \le r $ let $ w_i $ be the number of closed sets of rank $ i $.

Conjecture   $ w_0,w_1,\ldots,w_r $ is unimodal.
Conjecture   $ w_0,w_1,\ldots,w_r $ is log-concave.

Keywords: flat; log-concave; matroid

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updated June 8th, 2007
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