The classical Corrádi‐Hajnal theorem claims that every n‐vertex graph G with δ(G)≥2n/3 contains a triangle factor, when 3|n. In this paper we present two related results that both use the absorbing technique of Rödl, Ruciński and Szemerédi. Our main result determines the minimum degree condition necessary to guarantee a triangle factor in graphs with sublinear independence number. In particular, we show that if G is an n‐vertex graph with α(G)=o(n) and δ(G)≥(1/2+o(1))n, then G has a triangle factor and this is asymptotically best possible. Furthermore, it is shown for every r that if every linear size vertex set of a graph G spans quadratically many edges, and δ(G)≥(1/2+o(1))n, then G has a Kr‐factor for n sufficiently large. We also propose many related open problems whose solutions could show a relationship with Ramsey‐Turán theory.
Additionally, we also consider a fractional variant of the Corrádi‐Hajnal Theorem, settling a conjecture of Balogh‐Kemkes‐Lee‐Young. Let t∈(0,1) and w:E(Kn)→[0,1]. We call a triangle t‐heavy if the sum of the weights on its edges is more than 3t. We prove that if 3|n and w is such that for every vertex v the sum of w(e) over edges e incident to v is at least (1+2t3+o(1))n, then there are n/3 vertex disjoint heavy triangles in G. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 49, 669–693, 2016