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On the power of random greedy algorithms
In this paper we solve two problems of Esperet, Kang and Thomasse as well as
Li concerning (i) induced bipartite subgraphs in triangle-free graphs and (ii)
van der Waerden numbers. Each time random greedy algorithms allow us to go
beyond the Lovasz Local Lemma or alteration method used in previous work,
illustrating the power of the algorithmic approach to the probabilistic method.Comment: 14 pages; minor edits; to appear in European Journal of Combinatoric
Triangle-free subgraphs of random graphs
Recently there has been much interest in studying random graph analogues of
well known classical results in extremal graph theory. Here we follow this
trend and investigate the structure of triangle-free subgraphs of with
high minimum degree. We prove that asymptotically almost surely each
triangle-free spanning subgraph of with minimum degree at least
is -close to bipartite,
and each spanning triangle-free subgraph of with minimum degree at
least is -close to
-partite for some . These are random graph analogues of a
result by Andr\'asfai, Erd\H{o}s, and S\'os [Discrete Math. 8 (1974), 205-218],
and a result by Thomassen [Combinatorica 22 (2002), 591--596]. We also show
that our results are best possible up to a constant factor.Comment: 18 page
Letter graphs and geometric grid classes of permutations: characterization and recognition
In this paper, we reveal an intriguing relationship between two seemingly
unrelated notions: letter graphs and geometric grid classes of permutations. An
important property common for both of them is well-quasi-orderability,
implying, in a non-constructive way, a polynomial-time recognition of geometric
grid classes of permutations and -letter graphs for a fixed . However,
constructive algorithms are available only for . In this paper, we present
the first constructive polynomial-time algorithm for the recognition of
-letter graphs. It is based on a structural characterization of graphs in
this class.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1108.6319 by other author
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