The method of hypergraph containers

József Balogh, Robert Morris, Wojciech Samotij

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Abstract

In this survey we describe a recently-developed technique for bounding the number (and controlling the typical structure) of finite objects with forbidden substructures. This technique exploits a subtle clustering phenomenon exhibited by the independent sets of uniform hypergraphs whose edges are sufficiently evenly distributed; more precisely, it provides a relatively small family of ‘containers’ for the independent sets, each of which contains few edges. We attempt to convey to the reader a general high-level overview of the method, focusing on a small number of illustrative applications in areas such as extremal graph theory, Ramsey theory, additive combinatorics, and discrete geometry, and avoiding technical details as much as possible.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInvited Lectures
EditorsBoyan Sirakov, Paulo Ney de Souza, Marcelo Viana
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Pages3077-3110
Number of pages34
ISBN (Electronic)9789813272934
StatePublished - 2018
Event2018 International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM 2018 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: Aug 1 2018Aug 9 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM 2018
Volume4

Conference

Conference2018 International Congress of Mathematicians, ICM 2018
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period8/1/188/9/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics

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