The Turán number of book graphs

Jingru Yan, Xingzhi Zhan

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Abstract

Given a graph H and a positive integer n, the Turán number of H for the order n, denoted by ex(n,H), is the maximum size of a simple graph of order n not containing H as a subgraph. The book with p pages, denoted by Bp, is the graph that consists of p triangles sharing a common edge. Bollobás and Erdős initiated the research on the Turán number of book graphs in 1975. The two numbers ex(p+2,Bp) and ex(p+3,Bp) have been determined by Qiao and Zhan. In this paper we determine the numbers ex(p+4,Bp),ex(p+5,Bp) and ex(p+6,Bp), and characterize the corresponding extremal graphs for the numbers ex(n,Bp) with n=p+2,p+3,p+4,p+5.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)140-149
Number of pages10
JournalIndian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2025

Keywords

  • Book
  • Extremal graph
  • Triangle
  • Turán number

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