On \(r\)-uniform linear hypergraphs with no Berge-\(K_{2,t}\) (Q1684649)

Summary: Let \(\mathcal{F}\) be an \(r\)-uniform hypergraph and \(G\) be a multigraph. The hypergraph \(\mathcal{F}\) is a Berge-\(G\) if there is a bijection \(f: E(G) \rightarrow E(\mathcal{F})\) such that \(e \subseteq f(e)\) for each \(e \in E(G)\). Given a family of multigraphs \(\mathcal{G}\), a hypergraph \(\mathcal{H}\) is said to be \(\mathcal{G}\)-free if for each \(G \in \mathcal{G}\), \(\mathcal{H}\) does not contain a subhypergraph that is isomorphic to a Berge-\(G\). We prove bounds on the maximum number of edges in an \(r\)-uniform linear hypergraph that is \(K_{2,t}\)-free. We also determine an asymptotic formula for the maximum number of edges in a linear 3-uniform 3-partite hypergraph that is \(\{C_3,K_{2,3}\}\)-free.