Independent sets in discrete tori of odd sidelength

Abstract. It is a well known result due to Korshunov and Sapozhenko that the hypercube in dimensions has independent sets. Jenssen and Keevash investigated in depth Cartesian powers of cycles of fixed even lengths far beyond counting independent sets. They wonder to which extent their results extend...

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Hauptverfasser: Arras, Patrick (VerfasserIn) , Joos, Felix (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 2025
In: SIAM journal on discrete mathematics
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 39, Heft: 4, Pages: 1953-1973
ISSN:1095-7146
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/24M1703288
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Verfasserangaben:Patrick Arras and Felix Joos
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract. It is a well known result due to Korshunov and Sapozhenko that the hypercube in dimensions has independent sets. Jenssen and Keevash investigated in depth Cartesian powers of cycles of fixed even lengths far beyond counting independent sets. They wonder to which extent their results extend to cycles of odd length, where not even the easiest case, counting independent sets in Cartesian powers of the triangle, is known. In this paper, we make progress on their question by providing a lower bound, which we believe to be tight. We also obtain a less precise lower bound for the number of independent sets in Cartesian powers of arbitrary odd cycles and show how to approach this question both with the cluster expansion method as well as more directly with isoperimetric inequalities.
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ISSN:1095-7146