Title
Maximizing the Number of Independent Sets of a Fixed Size.
Abstract
Let i(t)(G) be the number of independent sets of size t in a graph G. Engbers and Galvin asked how large i(t)(G) could be in graphs with minimum degree at least delta. They further conjectured that when n >= 2 delta and t >= 3, i(t)(G) is maximized by the complete bipartite graph K-delta,K-n-delta. This conjecture has recently drawn the attention of many researchers. In this short note, we prove this conjecture.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1017/S0963548314000546
COMBINATORICS PROBABILITY & COMPUTING
Field
DocType
Volume
Discrete mathematics,Complete bipartite graph,Graph,Combinatorics,Conjecture,Mathematics
Journal
24
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
0963-5483
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.50
5
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wenying Gan191.09
Po-Shen Loh213318.68
Benny Sudakov31391159.71