Monochromatic infinite paths (Q2366010)

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    29 June 1993
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    Let \(K_\omega\) denote the complete graph on the natural numbers. It is shown that if the edges of \(K_\omega\) are colored with 2 colors, then there is a monochromatic infinite path \(P\) with upper density \(\geq 2/3\), where the upper density for \(P\) is \(\limsup_{n\to\infty}|V(P)\cap\{1,2,\dots,n\}|/n\). It is also shown that there is a monochromatic infinite path \(P\) such that the set \(\{1,2,\dots,n\}\) contains at least the first \(.21n\) vertices of the path \(P\). Corresponding results are obtained for coloring \(K_\omega\) with \(r\) colors for \(r\geq 3\), and upper bounds are given for various density conditions on infinite monochromatic paths. For example it is shown that the edges of \(K_\omega\) can be colored with \(r\) colors such that every \((r-1)\)-colored path has upper density \(\leq 1-(2^r-1)^{-2}\).
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    monochromatic infinite path
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    coloring
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