Pub Date : 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106180
Martha Du Preez, William Q. Erickson, Jonathan Feigert, Markus Hunziker, Jonathan Meddaugh, Mitchell Minyard, Kyle Rosengartner, Mark R. Sepanski
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Pub Date : 2026-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106164
Mingqing Zhai , Longfei Fang , Huiqiu Lin
<div><div>Minors play a crucial role in various branches of graph theory, including structural graph theory, extremal graph theory, and topological graph theory, and have garnered significant interest in these areas. This paper explores the maximal spectral radius, denoted <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span>, of <em>n</em>-vertex graphs that exclude any graph from a fixed family <span><math><mi>H</mi></math></span> as a minor.</div><div>We derive the asymptotic value for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> and establish a unified stable structure for extremal graphs by introducing a novel application of the absorbing method to eigenvalue analysis, along with models and partitions with respect to a general <em>H</em> minor. In particular, we prove three central theorems, the most fundamental of which asserts that every graph with spectral radius <span><math><mi>ρ</mi><mo>≥</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><mi>H</mi><mo>}</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> contains either an <em>H</em> minor or a spanning book <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>γ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>−</mo><msub><mrow><mi>γ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></math></span>, where <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>γ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mo>|</mo><mi>H</mi><mo>|</mo><mo>−</mo><msub><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></math></span> and <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> is the independence number of <em>H</em>.</div><div>These three theorems, combined with detailed combinatorial analysis, enable us to determine <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><mi>H</mi><mo>}</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> for every complete <em>r</em>-partite graph <em>H</em>. This extends the result of Tait for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>}</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> and provides a stronger solution to his conjecture for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>s</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>t</mi></mro
{"title":"Extremal eigenvalues with respect to graph minors","authors":"Mingqing Zhai , Longfei Fang , Huiqiu Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106164","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Minors play a crucial role in various branches of graph theory, including structural graph theory, extremal graph theory, and topological graph theory, and have garnered significant interest in these areas. This paper explores the maximal spectral radius, denoted <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span>, of <em>n</em>-vertex graphs that exclude any graph from a fixed family <span><math><mi>H</mi></math></span> as a minor.</div><div>We derive the asymptotic value for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> and establish a unified stable structure for extremal graphs by introducing a novel application of the absorbing method to eigenvalue analysis, along with models and partitions with respect to a general <em>H</em> minor. In particular, we prove three central theorems, the most fundamental of which asserts that every graph with spectral radius <span><math><mi>ρ</mi><mo>≥</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><mi>H</mi><mo>}</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> contains either an <em>H</em> minor or a spanning book <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>B</mi></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>γ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>−</mo><msub><mrow><mi>γ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></math></span>, where <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>γ</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub><mo>=</mo><mo>|</mo><mi>H</mi><mo>|</mo><mo>−</mo><msub><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></math></span> and <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>H</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> is the independence number of <em>H</em>.</div><div>These three theorems, combined with detailed combinatorial analysis, enable us to determine <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><mi>H</mi><mo>}</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> for every complete <em>r</em>-partite graph <em>H</em>. This extends the result of Tait for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>}</mo></mrow><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>i</mi><mi>n</mi><mi>o</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> and provides a stronger solution to his conjecture for <span><math><mi>s</mi><mi>p</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mo>{</mo><msub><mrow><mi>K</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>s</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>t</mi></mro","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"222 ","pages":"Article 106164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146098576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-29DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106167
Primož Šparl , Jin-Xin Zhou
A graph is said to be half-arc-transitive if its automorphism group is transitive on the vertices and the edges of the graph but not on its arcs. Tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 3 were characterized by Marušič and Xu in 1997, while those of girth 4 were characterized by Marušič and Nedela in 2002 and by Potočnik and Wilson in 2007. The investigation of tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 5 was initiated by Antončič and Šparl in 2023. In this paper, a characterization of all tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 5 is given, and as an application, two open questions from Antončič and Šparl (2023) [1] are answered.
{"title":"A characterization of tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 5","authors":"Primož Šparl , Jin-Xin Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A graph is said to be <em>half-arc-transitive</em> if its automorphism group is transitive on the vertices and the edges of the graph but not on its arcs. Tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 3 were characterized by Marušič and Xu in 1997, while those of girth 4 were characterized by Marušič and Nedela in 2002 and by Potočnik and Wilson in 2007. The investigation of tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 5 was initiated by Antončič and Šparl in 2023. In this paper, a characterization of all tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of girth 5 is given, and as an application, two open questions from Antončič and Šparl (2023) <span><span>[1]</span></span> are answered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 106167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146071596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solutions to some problems on unique representation bases","authors":"Yuchen Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this note, three 2003 problems of Nathanson and two 2007 problems of Chen on unique representation bases for the integers are resolved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 106166"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106161
Il-Seung Jang , Jae-Hoon Kwon
In this corrigendum, we revise [1, Lemma 5.12] and give a revised proof of [1, Lemma 5.14(2)].
在这个勘误表中,我们修正了[1,引理5.12],并给出了[1,引理5.14(2)]的一个修正证明。
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Quantum nilpotent subalgebras of classical quantum groups and affine crystals” [J. Comb. Theory, Ser. A 168 (2019) 219–254]","authors":"Il-Seung Jang , Jae-Hoon Kwon","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this corrigendum, we revise <span><span>[1, Lemma 5.12]</span></span> and give a revised proof of <span><span>[1, Lemma 5.14(2)]</span></span>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"220 ","pages":"Article 106161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146072032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-26DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106163
Hao Huang , Yi Zhang
A family of subsets is intersecting if for any . In this paper, we show that for given integers and , and any intersecting family of k-subsets of , there exists a d-subset of contained in at most subsets of . This result, proved using spectral graph theory, gives a d-degree generalization of the celebrated Erdős–Ko–Rado Theorem, improving a theorem of Kupavskii.
{"title":"On a d-degree Erdős–Ko–Rado Theorem","authors":"Hao Huang , Yi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A family of subsets <span><math><mi>F</mi></math></span> is intersecting if <span><math><mi>A</mi><mo>∩</mo><mi>B</mi><mo>≠</mo><mo>∅</mo></math></span> for any <span><math><mi>A</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>B</mi><mo>∈</mo><mi>F</mi></math></span>. In this paper, we show that for given integers <span><math><mi>k</mi><mo>></mo><mi>d</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>2</mn></math></span> and <span><math><mi>n</mi><mo>≥</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>k</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>d</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></math></span>, and any intersecting family <span><math><mi>F</mi></math></span> of <em>k</em>-subsets of <span><math><mo>{</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mo>⋯</mo><mo>,</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>}</mo></math></span>, there exists a <em>d</em>-subset of <span><math><mo>[</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>]</mo></math></span> contained in at most <span><math><mo>(</mo><mtable><mtr><mtd><mrow><mi>n</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>d</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd><mrow><mi>k</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>d</mi><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></mtd></mtr></mtable><mo>)</mo></math></span> subsets of <span><math><mi>F</mi></math></span>. This result, proved using spectral graph theory, gives a <em>d</em>-degree generalization of the celebrated Erdős–Ko–Rado Theorem, improving a theorem of Kupavskii.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 106163"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146048526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-23DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106165
Kaimei Huang , Zhicong Lin , Sherry H.F. Yan
A pair of permutation statistics is said to be r-Euler-Mahonian over multipermutations if and , are equidistributed over the set of all multipermutations of M for any given multiset M, where denotes the r-descent number and denotes the r-major index introduced by Rawlings. In this paper, we shall introduce the r-gap excedance number and the r-gap Denert's statistic for multipermutations and prove that is r-Euler-Mahonian over multipermutations, thereby extending Liu's result on permutations to multipermutations. When , our result recovers the equidistribution of and over derived by Han.
{"title":"On r-Euler-Mahonian statistics for multipermutations","authors":"Kaimei Huang , Zhicong Lin , Sherry H.F. Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106165","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106165","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A pair <span><math><mo>(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>st</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>st</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> of permutation statistics is said to be <em>r</em>-Euler-Mahonian over multipermutations if <span><math><mo>(</mo><msub><mrow><mi>st</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub><mo>,</mo><msub><mrow><mi>st</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub><mo>)</mo></math></span> and <span><math><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>des</mi></mrow></math></span>, <span><math><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>maj</mi></mrow><mo>)</mo></math></span> are equidistributed over the set <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>M</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> of all multipermutations of <em>M</em> for any given multiset <em>M</em>, where <span><math><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>des</mi></mrow></math></span> denotes the <em>r</em>-descent number and <span><math><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>maj</mi></mrow></math></span> denotes the <em>r</em>-major index introduced by Rawlings. In this paper, we shall introduce the <em>r</em>-gap excedance number <span><math><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>exc</mi></mrow></math></span> and the <em>r</em>-gap Denert's statistic <span><math><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>den</mi></mrow></math></span> for multipermutations and prove that <span><math><mo>(</mo><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>exc</mi></mrow><mo>,</mo><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>den</mi></mrow><mo>)</mo></math></span> is <em>r</em>-Euler-Mahonian over multipermutations, thereby extending Liu's result on permutations to multipermutations. When <span><math><mi>r</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></math></span>, our result recovers the equidistribution of <span><math><mo>(</mo><mrow><mi>des</mi></mrow><mo>,</mo><mrow><mi>maj</mi></mrow><mo>)</mo></math></span> and <span><math><mo>(</mo><mrow><mi>exc</mi></mrow><mo>,</mo><mrow><mi>den</mi></mrow><mo>)</mo></math></span> over <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>S</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>M</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> derived by Han.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 106165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106159
Qipin Chen , Shane Chern , Atsuro Yoshida
Koutschan, Krattenthaler and Schlosser recently considered a family of binomial determinants. In this work, we give combinatorial interpretations of two subclasses of these determinants in terms of domino tilings and nonintersecting lattice paths, thereby partially answering a question of theirs. Furthermore, the determinant evaluations established by Koutschan, Krattenthaler and Schlosser produce many product formulas for our weighted enumerations of domino tilings and nonintersecting lattice paths. However, there are still two enumerations left corresponding to conjectural formulas made by the three. We hereby prove the two conjectures using the principle of holonomic Ansatz plus the approach of modular reduction for creative telescoping, and hence fill the gap.
{"title":"Domino tilings, nonintersecting lattice paths and subclasses of Koutschan–Krattenthaler–Schlosser determinants","authors":"Qipin Chen , Shane Chern , Atsuro Yoshida","doi":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Koutschan, Krattenthaler and Schlosser recently considered a family of binomial determinants. In this work, we give combinatorial interpretations of two subclasses of these determinants in terms of domino tilings and nonintersecting lattice paths, thereby partially answering a question of theirs. Furthermore, the determinant evaluations established by Koutschan, Krattenthaler and Schlosser produce many product formulas for our weighted enumerations of domino tilings and nonintersecting lattice paths. However, there are still two enumerations left corresponding to conjectural formulas made by the three. We hereby prove the two conjectures using the principle of holonomic Ansatz plus the approach of modular reduction for creative telescoping, and hence fill the gap.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50230,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A","volume":"221 ","pages":"Article 106159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-19DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106162
Chi Hoi Yip
The well-known Van Lint–MacWilliams' conjecture states that if q is an odd prime power, and such that , , and is a square for each , then A must be the subfield . This conjecture was first proved by Blokhuis and is often phrased in terms of the maximum cliques in Paley graphs of square order. Previously, Asgarli and the author extended Blokhuis' theorem to a larger family of Cayley graphs. In this paper, we give a new simple proof of Blokhuis' theorem and its extensions. More generally, we show that if has small multiplicative doubling, and with , , such that , then . This new result refines and extends several previous works; moreover, our new approach avoids using heavy machinery from number theory.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.jcta.2026.106160
Grigory Ivanov , Márton Naszódi
We obtain three Helly-type results. First, we establish a Quantitative Colorful Helly-type theorem with the optimal Helly number 2d concerning the diameter of the intersection of a family of convex bodies. Second, we prove a Quantitative Helly-type theorem with the optimal Helly number for the pointwise minimum of logarithmically concave functions. Finally, we present a colorful version of the latter result with Helly number (number of color classes) ; however, we have no reason to believe that this bound is sharp.
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