An improved upper bound for Ramsey number \(R(3,3,3,3;2)\) (Q1893181)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 769320
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    An improved upper bound for Ramsey number \(R(3,3,3,3;2)\)
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 769320

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      An improved upper bound for Ramsey number \(R(3,3,3,3;2)\) (English)
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      10 March 1996
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      The author shows that any 4-colouring of the edges of \(K_{65}\) must contain a monochromatic triangle. Thus \(R(3,3,3,3; 2)\leq 64\). (The previous upper bound was 65.) It is known that \(R(3,3,3,3; 2)\geq 51\); that is, \(K_{50}\) can be 4-coloured with no monochromatic triangle.
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      Ramsey number
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      4-colouring
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      monochromatic triangle
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