Proof of an intersection theorem via graph homomorphisms (Q819191)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5014326
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Proof of an intersection theorem via graph homomorphisms
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5014326

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    Proof of an intersection theorem via graph homomorphisms (English)
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    22 March 2006
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    Summary: Let \(0 \leq p \leq 1/2 \) and let \(\{0,1\}^n\) be endowed with the product measure \(\mu_p\) defined by \(\mu_p(x)=p^{|x|}(1-p)^{n-|x|}\), where \(|x|=\sum x_i\). Let \(I \subseteq \{0,1\}^n\) be an intersecting family, i.e. for every \(x, y \in I\) there exists a coordinate \(1 \leq i \leq n\) such that \(x_i=y_i=1\). Then \(\mu_p(I) \leq p.\) Our proof uses measure preserving homomorphisms between graphs.
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