Tag: SeminYoo

We provide new constructions of families of quasi-random graphs that behave like Paley graphs but are neither Cayley graphs nor Cayley sum graphs. These graphs give a unified perspective of studying various graphs defined by polynomials over finite fields, such as Paley graphs, Paley sum graphs, and graphs associated with Diophantine tuples and their generalizations from number theory. As an application, we provide new lower bounds on the clique number and independence number of general quasi-random graphs. In particular, we give a sufficient condition for the clique number of quasi-random graphs of order $n$ to be at least $(1-o(1))\log_{3.008}n$. Such a condition applies to many classical quasi-random graphs, including Paley graphs and Paley sum graphs, as well as some new Paley-like graphs we construct. If time permits, we also discuss some problems of diophantine tuples arising from number theory, which is our original motivation.

This is joint work with Seoyoung Kim and Chi Hoi Yip.

$q$-analogues of quantities in mathematics involve perturbations of classical quantities using the parameter $q$, and revert to the original quantities when $q$ goes $1$. An important example is the $q$-analogues of binomial coefficients, denoted by $\binom{n}{k}_{q}$, which give the number of $k$-dimensional subspaces in $\mathbb{F}_{q}^{n}$. When $q$ goes to $1$, this reverts to the binomial coefficients which measure the number of $k$-sets in $\left [ n \right ]$.

In this talk, we add one more structure in $\mathbb{F}_{q}^{n}$, which is the Euclidean quadratic form: $\text{dot}_{n}:=x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}+\cdots+x_{n}^{2}$. It turns out that the number of quadratic subspaces of Euclidean type in $(\mathbb{F}_{q}^{n},\text{dot}_{n})$ can be described as the form of the analogue of binomial coefficients. The main goal of this talk is to define the dot-analogues of the binomial coefficients and to study related combinatorics. No prior knowledge about the theory of quadratic form is required.