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Ramsey Theory Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Soifer, Alexander
ISBN-10: 0817680918
ISBN-13: 9780817680916

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Alexander Soifer is a Russian born and educated American mathematician, a professor of mathematics at the University of Colorado, an author of some 200 articles on mathematics, history of mathematics, mathematics education, film reviews, etc. He is Senior Vice President of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions, which in 2006 awarded him The Paul Erdos Award.
26 years ago Soifer founded and has since chaired the Colorado Mathematical Olympiad, and served on both the USSR and USA Mathematical Olympiads committees. Soifer's Erdos number is 1.
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What This Book is About and How it Came into Being
Ramsey Theory Before Ramsey, Prehistory and Early History: An Essay in
13. Parts
Overture
David Hilbert's 1892 Cube Lemma
The Issai Schur 1916 Theorem
The Baudet-Schur-Van der Waerden 1927 Theorem
The Generalized 1928 Schur Theorem
The Frank Plumpton Ramsey Principle
The Paul, Gj�rgy, and Esther Happy End Problem
Richard Rado's Regularity
Density and Arithmetic Progressions
The Tibor Gallai Theorem
De Bruijn-Erdos's 1951 Compactness Theorem
Khinchin's Small Book of Big Impact
Long Live the Young Theory!
References
Eighty Years of Ramsey R(3, k) � and Counting!
Basics
George, Esther, Paul
Erdos Magic
An Erdos Gem
Upper Bounds
The Lov�sz Local Lemma
Random Greedy Triangle-Free
R(3, k) Resolved!
Random Greedy Triangle-Free Redux
Epilogue
References
Ramsey Numbers Involving Cycles
Scope and Notation
Two-Color Numbers Involving Cycles
Cycles
Cycles Versus Complete Graphs
Cycles Versus Wheels
Cycles Versus Books
Cycles Versus Other Graphs
Multicolor Numbers for Cycles
Three Colors
More Colors
Cycles Versus Other Graphs
Hypergraph Numbers for Cycles
References
On the Function of Erdos and Rogers
Introduction
The Most Restrictive Case
Proof of f<sub>s,s+1</sub>(n)&#8804;0(n<sup>1-1/0(s<sup>4</sup>log s)</sup>)[1]
Proof of �(n<sup>�</sup>)&#8804;f<sub>s,s+1</sub>(n) for s&#8805;2[2]
Proof of f<sub>s,s+1</sub>(n) &#8804;0(n<sup>2/3</sup>) for s&#8805;2 [4]
General Bounds
Proof of �(n<sup>a<sub>k</sub>(s)</sup>)&#8804;f<sub>s,s+k</sub>(n) [14, 15]
Sketch of the Proof of f<sub>s,s+k</sub>(n)&#8804;0(n<sup>((k+1)/(2k+1))+�</sup>) for s&#8805;s<sub>0</sub> = s<sub>0</sub>(�, k) [4]
Concluding Remarks
References
Large Monochromatic Components in Edge Colorings of Graphs: A Survey
Introduction
A Remark of Erdos and Rado and Its Extension
Colorings from Affine Planes
Extending Colorings by Substitutions
2-Colorings
Type of Spanning Trees, Connectivity, Diameter
Gallai-Colorings: Substitutions to 2-Colorings
Multicolorings: Basic Results and Proof Methods
Complete Bipartite Graphs: Counting Double Stars
Fractional Transversals: F�redi's Method
Fine Tuning
When Both Methods Work: Local Colorings
Hypergraphs
Multicolorings: Type of Components
Components with Large Matching
Double Stars
Variations
Vertex-Coverings by Components
Coloring by Group Elements
Coloring Geometric Graphs
Coloring Noncomplete Graphs
References
Szlam's Lemma: Mutant Offspring of a Euclidean Ramsey Problem from 1973, with Numerous Applications
1973: A Volcano Erupts
Some Definitions and More Background
What Happened to the Rather Red Coloring Problem from 1973?
Distance Graphs
Szlam's Lemma, a Connection Between Rather Red Colorings and Chromatic Numbers
van der Waerden Numbers, Cyclic van der Waerden Numbers, and a Lower Bound on Them Both
References
Open Problems in Euclidean Ramsey Theory
Introduction
Ramsey Sets
Unit Distance Graphs
More General Distance Graphs
References
Chromatic Number of the Plane & Its Relatives, History, Problems and Results: An Essay in
11. Parts
The Problem
The History
Polychromatic Number of the Plane & Results Near the Lower Bound
De Bruijn-Erdos Reduction to Finite Sets and Results Near the Lower Bound
Polychromatic Number of the Plane & Results Near the Upper Bound
Continum of 6-Colorings of the Plane
Chromatic Number of the Plane in Special Circumstances
Colored Space
Rational Coloring
Axioms of Set Theory and the Chromatic Number of Graphs
Predicting the Future
References
Euclidean Distance Graphs on the Rational Points
Definitions
The Search for �(R<sup>n</sup>, 1) Leads to the Search for �(Q<sup>n</sup>, 1)
Distances Other Than 1?
Problems
References
Open Problems Session
Problems Submitted
Problems Submitted
Problems on Topological Stability of Chromatic Numbers Submitted
Problem on the Gallai-Ramsey Structure, Submitted
Problems Involving Triangles, Submitted
Problems on Chromatic Number of the Plane and Its Relatives, Submitted


Edition: 2011
Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag GmbH
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 190
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.01 lbs.
Language: English

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