Abstract
Let F= {H1, . . . ,Hk} be a family of graphs. A graph G is called totally F-decomposable if for every linear combination of the form α1 e(H1) + ⋯ + αke(H k) = e(G) where each αi is a nonnegative integer, there is a colouring of the edges of G with α1 + ⋯ + αk colours such that exactly αi colour classes induce each a copy of Hi, for i = 1, . . . ,k. We prove that if F is any fixed nontrivial family of trees then log n/n is a sharp threshold function for the property that the random graph G(n,p) is totally F-decomposable. In particular, if H is a tree with more than one edge, then log n/n is a sharp threshold function for the property that G(n,p) contains ⌊e(G)/e(H) ⌋ edge-disjoint copies of H.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 893-910 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Combinatorics Probability and Computing |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Statistics and Probability
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics