Erdős-Ko-Rado theorems for chordal graphs and trees

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Abstract: One of the more recent generalizations of the Erd"os-Ko-Rado theorem, formulated by Holroyd, Spencer and Talbot, defines the Erd"os-Ko-Rado property for graphs in the following manner: for a graph G and a positive integer r, G is said to be r-EKR if no intersecting subfamily of the family of all independent vertex sets of size r is larger than the largest star, where a star centered at a vertex v is the family of all independent sets of size r containing v. In this paper, we prove that if G is a disjoint union of chordal graphs, including at least one singleton, then G is r-EKR if rleqmu(G)/2, where mu(G) is the minimum size of a maximal independent set. We will also prove Erd"os-Ko-Rado results for chains of complete graphs, which are a class of chordal graphs obtained by blowing up edges of a path into complete graphs. We also consider similar problems for ladder graphs and trees, and prove preliminary results for these graphs.




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