Mathematics, Department of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
7-11-2023
Citation
Published (2023) Discrete Mathematics, 346 (12), art. no. 113632, . DOI: 10.1016/j.disc.2023.113632
Abstract
We prove a generalization of the Ahlswede-Cai local-global principle. A new technique to handle edge-isoperimetric problems is introduced which we call the pull-push method. Our main result includes all previously published results in this area as special cases with the only exception of the edge-isoperimetric problem for grids. With this we partially answer a question of Harper on local-global principles. We also describe a strategy for further generalization of our results so that the case of grids would be covered, which would completely settle Harper’s question.
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