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ASU 525 All Soviet Union MO 1990 graph, n points, n(n-1)/2 edges, coloring

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August 14, 2019
graphColoringcombinatorics

Problem Statement

A graph has nn points and n(n1)2\frac{n(n-1)}{2} edges. Each edge is colored with one of kk colors so that there are no closed monochrome paths. What is the largest possible value of nn (given kk)?