Hereditary properties of ordered graphs

dc.creatorBalogh, József
dc.creatorBollobás, Béla
dc.creatorMorris, Robert
dc.date2007-02-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:46:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:46:39Z
dc.descriptionAn ordered graph is a graph together with a linear order on its vertices. A hereditary property of ordered graphs is a collection of ordered graphs closed under taking induced ordered subgraphs. If P is a property of ordered graphs, then the function which counts the number of ordered graphs in P with exactly n vertices is called the speed of P. In this paper we determine the possible speeds of a hereditary property of ordered graphs, up to the speed 2^(n-1). In particular, we prove that there exists a jump from polynomial speed to speed F(n), the Fibonacci numbers, and that there exists an infinite sequence of subsequent jumps, from p(n)F(n,k) to F(n,k+1) (where p(n) is a polynomial and F(n,k) are the generalized Fibonacci numbers) converging to 2^(n-1). Our results generalize a theorem of Kaiser and Klazar, who proved that the same jumps occur for hereditary properties of permutations.
dc.description39 pgs, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702352
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702352
dc.identifierTopics in Discrete Mathematics (special edition for J. Nesetril, eds. M. Klazar, J. Kratochvil, M. Loebl, J. Matousek, R. Thomas and P. Valtr), Springer, 26 (2006), 179-213
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/123899
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.titleHereditary properties of ordered graphs
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