On the maximum number of odd cycles in graphs without smaller odd cycles

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Abstract: We prove that for each odd integer kgeq7, every graph on n vertices without odd cycles of length less than k contains at most (n/k)k cycles of length k. This generalizes the previous results on the maximum number of pentagons in triangle-free graphs, conjectured by ErdH{o}s in 1984, and asymptotically determines the generalized Tur'an number mathrmex(n,Ck,Ck2) for odd k. In contrary to the previous results on the pentagon case, our proof is not computer-assisted.









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