THE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF COMBINATORICS (2014), DS1.14 References

and Computing 11. The results of 143 references depend on computer algorithms. The references are ordered alphabetically by the last name of the first author, and where multiple papers have the same first author they are ordered by the last name of the second author, etc. We preferred that all work by the same author be in consecutive positions. Unfortunately, this causes that some of the abbreviations are not in alphabetical order. For example, [BaRT] is earlier on the list than [BaLS]. We also wish to explain a possible confusion with respect to the order of parts and spelling of Chinese names. We put them without any abbreviations, often with the last name written first as is customary in original. Sometimes this is different from the citations in other sources. One can obtain all variations of writing any specific name by consulting the authors database of Mathematical Reviews a

Some exact values on Ramsey numbers related to fans

For two given graphs $F$ and $H$, the Ramsey number $R(F,H)$ is the smallest integer $N$ such that any red-blue edge-coloring of the complete graph $K_N$ contains a red $F$ or a blue $H$. When $F=H$, we simply write $R_2(H)$. For an positive integer $n$, let $K_{1,n}$ be a star with $n+1$ vertices, $F_n$ be a fan with $2n+1$ vertices consisting of $n$ triangles sharing one common vertex, and $nK_3$ be a graph with $3n$ vertices obtained from the disjoint union of $n$ triangles. In 1975, Burr, Erd\H{o}s and Spencer \cite{B} proved that $R_2(nK_3)=5n$ for $n\ge2$. However, determining the exact value of $R_2(F_n)$ is notoriously difficult. So far, only $R_2(F_2)=9$ has been proved. Notice that both $F_n$ and $nK_3$ contain $n$ triangles and $|V(F_n)|<|V(nK_3)|$ for all $n\ge 2$. Chen, Yu and Zhao (2021) speculated that $R_2(F_n)\le R_2(nK_3)=5n$ for $n$ sufficiently large. In this paper, we first prove that $R(K_{1,n},F_n)=3n-\varepsilon$ for $n\ge1$, where $\varepsilon=0$ if $n$ is odd and $\varepsilon=1$ if $n$ is even. Applying the exact values of $R(K_{1,n},F_n)$, we will confirm $R_2(F_n)\le 5n$ for $n=3$ by showing that $R_2(F_3)=14$.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure

The Ramsey numbers for some subgraphs of generalized wheels versus cycles and paths

The Ramsey number $R(G, H)$ for a pair of graphs $G$ and $H$ is defined as the smallest integer $n$ such that, for any graph $F$ on $n$ vertices, either $F$ contains $G$ or $\overline{F}$ contains $H$ as a subgraph, where $\overline{F}$ denotes the complement of $F$. We study Ramsey numbers for some subgraphs of generalized wheels versus cycles and paths and determine these numbers for some cases. We extend many known results studied in [5, 14, 18, 19, 20]. In particular we count the numbers $R(K_1+L_n, P_m)$ and $R(K_1+L_n, C_m)$ for some integers $m$, $n$, where $L_n$ is a linear forest of order $n$ with at least one edge

Thermal atmospheric models

The static thermal atmosphere is described and its predictions are compared to observations both to test the validity of the classic assumptions and to distinguish and describe those spectral features with diagnostic value

Small Ramsey Numbers

We present data which, to the best of our knowledge, includes all known nontrivial values and bounds for specific graph, hypergraph and multicolor Ramsey numbers, where the avoided graphs are complete or complete without one edge. Many results pertaining to other more studied cases are also presented. We give references to all cited bounds and values, as well as to previous similar compilations. We do not attempt complete coverage of asymptotic behavior of Ramsey numbers, but concentrate on their specific values

Cycle-complete Ramsey numbers

The Ramsey number $r(C_{\ell},K_n)$ is the smallest natural number $N$ such that every red/blue edge-colouring of a clique of order $N$ contains a red cycle of length $\ell$ or a blue clique of order $n$. In 1978, Erd\H{o}s, Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp conjectured that $r(C_{\ell},K_n) = (\ell-1)(n-1)+1$ for $\ell \geq n\geq 3$ provided $(\ell,n) \neq (3,3)$. We prove that, for some absolute constant $C\ge 1$, we have $r(C_{\ell},K_n) = (\ell-1)(n-1)+1$ provided $\ell \geq C\frac {\log n}{\log \log n}$. Up to the value of $C$ this is tight since we also show that, for any $\varepsilon >0$ and $n> n_0(\varepsilon )$, we have $r(C_{\ell }, K_n) \gg (\ell -1)(n-1)+1$ for all $3 \leq \ell \leq (1-\varepsilon )\frac {\log n}{\log \log n}$. This proves the conjecture of Erd\H{o}s, Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp for large $\ell$, a stronger form of the conjecture due to Nikiforov, and answers (up to multiplicative constants) two further questions of Erd\H{o}s, Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp.Comment: 19 page

Cycle-complete ramsey numbers

The Ramsey number r(Cℓ, Kn) is the smallest natural number N such that every red/blue edge-colouring of a clique of order N contains a red cycle of length ℓ or a blue clique of order n. In 1978, Erdos, Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp conjectured that r(Cℓ, Kn) = (ℓ − 1)(n − 1) + 1 for ℓ ≥ n ≥ 3 provided (ℓ, n) 6= (3, 3). We prove that, for some absolute constant C ≥ 1, we have r(Cℓ, Kn) = (ℓ − 1)(n − 1) + 1 provided ℓ ≥ C logloglognn. Up to the value of C this is tight since we also show that, for any ε > 0 and n > n0(ε), we have r(Cℓ, Kn) ≫ (ℓ − 1)(n − 1) + 1 for all 3 ≤ ℓ ≤ (1 − ε)logloglognn. This proves the conjecture of Erdos, Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp for large ℓ, a stronger form of the conjecture due to Nikiforov, and answers (up to multiplicative constants) two further questions of Erdos, Faudree, Rousseau and Schelp

Ramsey goodness of books revisited

The Ramsey number $r(G,H)$ is the minimum $N$ such that every graph on $N$ vertices contains $G$ as a subgraph or its complement contains $H$ as a subgraph. For integers $n \geq k \geq 1$, the $k$-book $B_{k,n}$ is the graph on $n$ vertices consisting of a copy of $K_k$, called the spine, as well as $n-k$ additional vertices each adjacent to every vertex of the spine and non-adjacent to each other. A connected graph $H$ on $n$ vertices is called $p$-good if $r(K_p,H)=(p-1)(n-1)+1$. Nikiforov and Rousseau proved that if $n$ is sufficiently large in terms of $p$ and $k$, then $B_{k,n}$ is $p$-good. Their proof uses Szemer\'edi's regularity lemma and gives a tower-type bound on $n$. We give a short new proof that avoids using the regularity method and shows that every $B_{k,n}$ with $n \geq 2^{k^{10p}}$ is $p$-good. Using Szemer\'edi's regularity lemma, Nikiforov and Rousseau also proved much more general goodness-type results, proving a tight bound on $r(G,H)$ for several families of sparse graphs $G$ and $H$ as long as $|V(G)| < \delta |V(H)|$ for a small constant $\delta > 0$. Using our techniques, we prove a new result of this type, showing that $r(G,H) = (p-1)(n-1)+1$ when $H =B_{k,n}$ and $G$ is a complete $p$-partite graph whose first $p-1$ parts have constant size and whose last part has size $\delta n$, for some small constant $\delta>0$. Again, our proof does not use the regularity method, and thus yields double-exponential bounds on $\delta$.Comment: 21 page