Some sum-product estimates in matrix rings over finite fields

We study some sum-product problems over matrix rings. Firstly, for $A, B, Csubseteq M_n(mathbb{F}_q)$, we have $$ |A+BC|gtrsim q^{n^2}, $$ whenever $|A||B||C|gtrsim q^{3n^2-frac{n+1}{2}}$. Secondly, if a set $A$ in $M_n(mathbb{F}_q)$ satisfies $|A|geq C(n)q^{n^2-1}$ for some sufficiently large $C(n)$, then we have $$ max{|A+A|, |AA|}gtrsim minleft{frac{|A|^2}{q^{n^2-frac{n+1}{4}}}, q^{n^2/3}|A|^{2/3}right}. $$ These improve the results due to The and Vinh (2020), and generalize the results due to Mohammadi, Pham, and Wang (2021). We also give a new proof for a recent result due to The and Vinh (2020). Our method is based on spectral graph theory and linear algebra.

On the minimal degree condition of graphs implying some properties of subgraphs

ErdH{o}s posed the problem of finding conditions on a graph $G$ that imply the largest number of edges in a triangle-free subgraph is equal to the largest number of edges in a bipartite subgraph. We generalize this problem to general cases. Let $delta_r$ be the least number so that any graph $G$ on $n$ vertices with minimum degree $delta_rn$ has the property $P_{r-1}(G)=K_rf(G),$ where $P_{r-1}(G)$ is the largest number of edges in an $(r-1)$-partite subgraph and $K_rf(G)$ is the largest number of edges in a $K_r$-free subgraph. We show that $frac{3r-4}{3r-1}<delta_rlefrac{4(3r-7)(r-1)+1}{4(r-2)(3r-4)}$ when $rge4.$ In particular, $delta_4le 0.9415.$

Some Results on $k$-Tur{a}n-good Graphs

For a graph $H$ and a $k$-chromatic graph $F,$ if the Turan graph $T_{k-1}(n)$ has the maximum number of copies of $H$ among all $n$-vertex $F$-free graphs (for $n$ large enough), then $H$ is called $F$-Turan-good, or $k$-Turan-good for short if $F$ is $K_k.$ In this paper, we construct some new classes of $k$-Turan-good graphs and prove that $P_4$ and $P_5$ are $k$-Turan-good for $kge4.$

On the size of Nikodym sets in spaces over rings

A Nikodym set $mathcal{N}subseteq(mathbb{Z}/(Nmathbb{Z}))^n$ is a set containing $Lsetminus{x}$ for every $xin(mathbb{Z}/(Nmathbb{Z}))^n$, where $L$ is a line passing through $x$. We prove that if $N$ is square-free, then the size of every Nikodym set is at least $c_nN^{n-o(1)}$, where $c_n$ only depends on $n$. This result is an extension of the result in the finite field case.