A Construction of Almost Steiner Systems

作者:Ferber Asaf*; Hod Rani; Krivelevich Michael; Sudakov Benny
来源:Journal of Combinatorial Designs, 2014, 22(11): 488-494.
DOI:10.1002/jcd.21380

摘要

Let n, k, and t be integers satisfying n > k > t >= 2. A Steiner system with parameters t, k, and n is a k-uniform hypergraph on n vertices in which every set of t distinct vertices is contained in exactly one edge. An outstanding problem in Design Theory is to determine whether a nontrivial Steiner system exists for t >= 6. In this note we prove that for every k > t >= 2 and sufficiently large n, there exists an almost Steiner system with parameters t, k, and n; that is, there exists a k-uniform hypergraph on n vertices such that every set of t distinct vertices is covered by either one or two edges.

  • 出版日期2014-11

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