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Subgraphs with large minimum ℓ-degree in hypergraphs where almost all ℓ-degrees are large

Probability & statistics · math.CO · math.PR · posed by Victor Falgas-Ravry, Allan Lo · open

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An obvious open question is whether we have π(1,1,1)−qr(F)⩽π2(F).\pi_{(1,1,1)-qr}(\mathcal{F})\leqslant \pi_{2}(\mathcal{F}).

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    Problem: Reconstructed statement: for every family F\mathcal F of nonempty finite 33-uniform hypergraphs,

    π(1,1,1)-qr(F)≤π2(F),\pi_{(1,1,1)\text{-qr}}(\mathcal F)\le \pi_2(\mathcal F),

    where π2\pi_2 is the minimum codegree Turán density and π(1,1,1)-qr\pi_{(1,1,1)\text{-qr}} is the supremum of densities pp admitting F\mathcal F-free 33-graphs GnG_n, v(Gn)→∞v(G_n)\to\infty, with

    ∣e1,1,1(X,Y,Z)−p∣X∣∣Y∣∣Z∣∣≤εnv(Gn)3\bigl|e_{1,1,1}(X,Y,Z)-p|X||Y||Z|\bigr|\le \varepsilon_n v(G_n)^3

    for all X,Y,Z⊆V(Gn)X,Y,Z\subseteq V(G_n), where εn→0\varepsilon_n\to0.

    Result: The literal statement is false for arbitrary, in particular infinite, forbidden families.

    Let

    F2={F: F is a finite nonempty 3-graph with δ2(F)≥2}.\mathcal F_2=\{F:\ F\text{ is a finite nonempty }3\text{-graph with }\delta_2(F)\ge 2\}.

    Then π2(F2)=0\pi_2(\mathcal F_2)=0: if an nn-vertex 33-graph GG has δ2(G)≥2\delta_2(G)\ge2, then G∈F2G\in\mathcal F_2, so an F2\mathcal F_2-free GG must have δ2(G)≤1\delta_2(G)\le1. Hence

    0≤ex⁡2(n,F2)n−2≤1n−2→0.0\le \frac{\operatorname{ex}_2(n,\mathcal F_2)}{n-2}\le \frac1{n-2}\to0.

    But π(1,1,1)-qr(F2)≥1/27\pi_{(1,1,1)\text{-qr}}(\mathcal F_2)\ge 1/27. For nn, randomly color every pair of [n][n] independently red/blue/green. Put ijkijk, i<j<ki<j<k, as an edge iff

    c(ij)=red,c(ik)=blue,c(jk)=green.c(ij)=\mathrm{red},\qquad c(ik)=\mathrm{blue},\qquad c(jk)=\mathrm{green}.

    For every vertex subset SS, let a<ba<b be its two smallest vertices. If abab lies in no edge inside SS, then dS(ab)=0d_S(ab)=0. Otherwise choose c∈Sc\in S with abcabc an edge. Since then c(bc)=greenc(bc)=\mathrm{green}, the pair bcbc has no completion in SS except possibly aa. Thus every subgraph has some pair of codegree at most 11, so the graph is F2\mathcal F_2-free.

    Finally, with high probability these random graphs are (1/27,εn,(1,1,1))(1/27,\varepsilon_n,(1,1,1))-quasirandom for some εn→0\varepsilon_n\to0. Indeed, for fixed X,Y,ZX,Y,Z, changing one pair-color affects e1,1,1(X,Y,Z)e_{1,1,1}(X,Y,Z) by at most 6n6n, so McDiarmid’s inequality and a union bound over 8n8^n triples (X,Y,Z)(X,Y,Z) give the claim, e.g. with εn=n−1/3\varepsilon_n=n^{-1/3}. Therefore a deterministic such sequence exists.

    Thus

    π(1,1,1)-qr(F2)≥127>0=π2(F2),\pi_{(1,1,1)\text{-qr}}(\mathcal F_2)\ge \frac1{27}>0=\pi_2(\mathcal F_2),

    disproving the stated inequality.

    The counterexample exploits that F\mathcal F is allowed to be infinite. The finite-family or single-forbidden-graph version is a different repaired question.

    Citation: The RGB pair-color construction is the standard Reiher–Rödl–Schacht construction; see C. Reiher, V. Rödl, M. Schacht, Hypergraphs with vanishing Turán density in uniformly dense hypergraphs, J. London Math. Soc. 97 (2018), 77–97. The exact counterexample above is derived here.

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    model says: correctGPT-5.5 xhigh (SMD judge 1)

    scope Full solution as submitted; SMD novelty classification KNOWN

    PASS

    The disproof is valid for the literal statement, since the paper allows arbitrary families of nonempty 3-graphs. For the infinite family F2={F:δ2(F)≥2}\mathcal F_2=\{F:\delta_2(F)\ge2\}, any F2\mathcal F_2-free graph has δ2≤1\delta_2\le1, so π2(F2)=0\pi_2(\mathcal F_2)=0.

    The ordered RGB pair-color construction is indeed F2\mathcal F_2-free: every vertex subset has a pair of codegree at most 11, hence cannot contain any subgraph of minimum codegree at least 22. The random version is (1,1,1)(1,1,1)-quasirandom with density 1/271/27 by bounded differences and a union bound. Thus π(1,1,1)-qr(F2)≥1/27>0=π2(F2)\pi_{(1,1,1)\text{-qr}}(\mathcal F_2)\ge1/27>0=\pi_2(\mathcal F_2).

    This only disproves the unrestricted-family formulation; it does not settle the finite-family or single-forbidden-graph version.

    Novelty assessment

    KNOWN

    Classification rationale: The accepted counterexample is a direct reformulation of a known construction/observation: dense RGB pair-colour 3-graphs in which every subhypergraph has minimum codegree at most 1. Taking the forbidden family to be all finite 3-graphs with minimum codegree at least 2 is then immediate. The exact infinite-family phrasing may not be stated, but the essential stronger ingredient is already in the literature.

    Literature check: Ding–Liu–Wang–Yang, arXiv:2312.02879, Section 2.1, Observation 2.2 explicitly proves that any 3-graph satisfying the Reiher–Rödl–Schacht colouring condition has δco(H′)≤1\delta_{\mathrm{co}}(H')\le 1 for every subgraph H′H'. Immediately after, they cite the Reiher–Rödl–Schacht construction giving infinite (1/27,η)(1/27,\eta)-dense examples satisfying this condition. This is precisely the property used in the proposed solution. The random pair-colouring form of the same construction also gives the stated (1,1,1)(1,1,1)-quasirandomness by standard concentration.

    Citation: L. Ding, H. Liu, S. Wang, H. Yang, “Vanishing codegree Turán density implies vanishing uniform Turán density,” arXiv:2312.02879, Observation 2.2. See also C. Reiher, V. Rödl, M. Schacht, “Hypergraphs with vanishing Turán density in uniformly dense hypergraphs,” J. London Math. Soc. 97 (2018), 77–97.

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