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A local clique density theorem in $H$-free graphs

Aug 2026 · 0 citations · 24 references
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In 2016, Reiher's clique density theorem determined the minimum number of copies of $K_t$ in a graph with a prescribed edge density. In this paper, we investigate its local version and prove a local clique density theorem in $H$-free graphs as follows. For integers $r$ and $t$ with $2\leq t\leq r-1$, any $r$-chromatic graph $H$, any real numbers $\gamma$ and $\alpha$ with $\frac{t-2}{2(t-1)}\leq\gamma\leq \frac{r-2}{2(r-1)}$ and $0\leq\alpha\leq 1$, we determine the maximum value $\beta:=\beta(r,t,\alpha,\gamma)$ such that for every $n$-vertex $H$-free graph $G$ with at least $\gamma n^2$ edges, every $\lceil\alpha n\rceil$-vertex subset in $G$ contains at least $(\beta-o(1))n^{t}$ copies of $K_t$. In particular, when $H=K_r$, every $\lceil\alpha n\rceil$-vertex subset contains at least $\lfloor\beta n^t\rfloor$ copies of $K_t$, which is an exact bound. For suitable choices of $\alpha$ and $\gamma$, namely, those for which all part ratios in the corresponding extremal construction are rational, this bound is attained for infinitely many values of $n$.

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