Quasirandom Graphs and the Pantograph Equation

Asaf Shapira, Mykhaylo Tyomkyn

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Abstract

The pantograph differential equation and its solution, the deformed exponential function, are remarkable objects that appear in areas as diverse as combinatorics, number theory, statistical mechanics, and electrical engineering. In this article, we describe a new surprising application of these objects in graph theory, by showing that the set of all cliques is not forcing for quasirandomness. This provides a natural example of an infinite family of graphs, which is not forcing, and answers a natural question posed by P. Horn.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)630-639
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Mathematical Monthly
Volume128
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • 30D20
  • MSC: Primary 05C35
  • Secondary 05C80

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Mathematics

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