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Sidorenko Graph


A Sidorenko graph is a finite graph H satisfying

 t(H,G)>=t(K_2,G)^(|E(H)|)

for every nonempty finite simple graph G, where t is the graph homomorphism density, E(H) is the set of edges of H, and K_2 is the complete graph on two vertices (Zhao 2023). Every Sidorenko graph is bipartite. Indeed, a nonbipartite graph has no graph homomorphism into K_2, so its density there is zero while t(K_2,K_2)=1/2. Trees, even cycle graphs, complete bipartite graphs, and hypercube graphs are Sidorenko graphs (Conlon and Lee 2021). Sidorenko's conjecture asserts that every bipartite graph is a Sidorenko graph.


See also

Bipartite Graph, Graph Homomorphism Density, Sidorenko's Conjecture, Sidorenko Incidence Graph

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References

Conlon, D. and Lee, J. "Sidorenko's Conjecture for Blow-Ups." Discrete Anal. #2, 2021. https://doi.org/10.19086/da.21472.Zhao, Y. Graph Theory and Additive Combinatorics: Exploring Structure and Randomness. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, Ch. 5, 2023. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-225-graph-theory-and-additive-combinatorics-fall-2023/mit18_225_f23_lec_full.pdf.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Sidorenko Graph." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SidorenkoGraph.html

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