Hereditary properties of tournaments

dc.creatorBalogh, József
dc.creatorBollobás, Béla
dc.creatorMorris, Robert
dc.date2007-02-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:46:41Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:46:41Z
dc.descriptionA collection of unlabelled tournaments P is called a hereditary property if it is closed under isomorphism and under taking induced sub-tournaments. The speed of P is the function n -> |P_n|, where P_n = {T \in P : |V(T)| = n}. In this paper, we prove that there is a jump in the possible speeds of a hereditary property of tournaments, from polynomial to exponential speed. Moreover, we determine the minimal exponential speed, |P_n| = c^(n + o(n)), where c = 1.47... is the largest real root of the polynomial x^3 = x^2 + 1, and the unique hereditary property with this speed.
dc.description28 pgs, 2 figures, submitted November 2006
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702371
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702371
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/123907
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.titleHereditary properties of tournaments
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