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We present a new technique for designing fixed-parameter algorithms for graph cut problems in undirected graphs, which we call flow augmentation. Our technique is applicable to problems that can be phrased as a search for an (edge) $(s, t)$-cut of cardinality at most $k$ in an undirected graph $G$ with designated terminals s and t. …
I will introduce Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials of matroids and survey combinatorial and geometric theories built around them. The focus will be on the conjecture of Gedeon, Proudfoot, and Young that all zeros of the Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial of a matroid lie on the negative real axis.
Graph compression or sparsification is a basic information-theoretic and computational question. A major open problem in this research area is whether $(1+\epsilon)$-approximate cut-preserving vertex sparsifiers with size close to the number of terminals exist. As a step towards this goal, we initiate the study of a thresholded version of the problem: for a given parameter $c$, …
Let $X$ be a real random variable; a typical anti-concentration inequality asserts that (under certain assumptions) if an interval $I$ has small length, then $\mathbb{P}(X\in I)$ is small, regardless the location of $I$. Inequalities of this type have found powerful applications in many branches of mathematics. In this talk we will discuss several recent applications …
In the early 1980s, Beck proved that, if P is a set of n points in the real plane, and no more than g points of P lie on any single line, then there are $\Omega(n(n-g))$ lines that each contain at least 2 points of P. In 2016, I found a generalization of this theorem, …
I give a quick survey on stability and NIP(Non-Independent Property). We first review basic facts on the first order logic and give some historical remarks on classification theory in model theory. We review basic properties of stability and NIP. Finally, we aim to give several characterizations of stability and NIP of a given formula in terms of …
I give a quick survey on stability and NIP(Non-Independent Property). We first review basic facts on the first order logic and give some historical remarks on classification theory in model theory. We review basic properties of stability and NIP. Finally, we aim to give several characterizations of stability and NIP of a given formula in terms of …
I give a quick survey on stability and NIP(Non-Independent Property). We first review basic facts on the first order logic and give some historical remarks on classification theory in model theory. We review basic properties of stability and NIP. Finally, we aim to give several characterizations of stability and NIP of a given formula in terms of …
Let E be a finite set and I be a collection of subsets of E. When is there a set of real vectors indexed by E such that I correspond to its linearly independent subsets? In 1935, Whitney introduced matroids using some necessary conditions for this. However, complete characterizations with various techniques are intractable. This remains the case even if it is already known …
Generalized extremal problems have been one of the central topics of study in extremal combinatorics throughout the last few decades. One such simple-looking problem, maximizing the number of cliques of a fixed order in a graph with a fixed number of vertices and given maximum degree, was recently resolved by Chase. Settling a conjecture of …