2014
DOI: 10.1017/s096354831400056x
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An Alternative Proof of the Linearity of the Size-Ramsey Number of Paths

Abstract: Abstract. The size-Ramsey numberr(F ) of a graph F is the smallest integer m such that there exists a graph G on m edges with the property that every colouring of the edges of G with two colours yields a monochromatic copy of F . In 1983, Beck provided a beautiful argument that shows thatr(P n ) is linear, solving a problem of Erdős. In this note, we provide another proof of this fact that actually gives a better bound, namely, r(P n ) < 137n for n sufficiently large.

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“…(a) The following constants satisfy conditions (16)(17)(18) (b) The following constants also satisfy conditions (16)(17)(18) Similarly, for π 1 (G n 2m,m � ), we get:…”
Section: Lemma 10mentioning
confidence: 90%
“…(a) The following constants satisfy conditions (16)(17)(18) (b) The following constants also satisfy conditions (16)(17)(18) Similarly, for π 1 (G n 2m,m � ), we get:…”
Section: Lemma 10mentioning
confidence: 90%
“…We first generalize a result explicitly stated by Letzter [16, Corollary 2.1], but independently proved implicitly by Dudek and Pra lat [5] and Pokrovskiy [19].…”
Section: Loose Cyclesmentioning
confidence: 71%
“…Pick u ∈ T 1 \ (A ∪ B). By (11, 8, (12)), all but at most two vertices of A ∪ B are connected to u, contradicting (9).…”
Section: There Exist Disjoint Setsmentioning
confidence: 94%