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Problem #579: Let $\delta>0$. If $n$ is sufficiently large and $G$ is a...

Let $\delta>0$. If $n$ is sufficiently large and $G$ is a graph on $n$ vertices with no $K_{2,2,2}$ and at least $\delta n^2$ edges then $G$ contains...

Problem Statement

Let $\delta>0$. If $n$ is sufficiently large and $G$ is a graph on $n$ vertices with no $K_{2,2,2}$ and at least $\delta n^2$ edges then $G$ contains an independent set of size $\gg_\delta n$.
Categories: Graph Theory Turan Number

Progress

A problem of Erdős, Hajnal, Sós, and Szemerédi, who could prove this is true for $\delta>1/8$.

See also [533] and the entry in the graphs problem collection.

Source: erdosproblems.com/579 | Last verified: January 15, 2026

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