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A generalization of Sperner's theorem

Part of: Combinatorics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

D. E. Daykin ,
P. Frankl ,
C. Greene  and
A. J. W. Hilton
D. E. Daykin
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 2AX, United Kingdom
P. Frankl
Affiliation:
Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 515 quai Anatole France, 75700 Paris, France
C. Greene
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041, U.S.A.
A. J. W. Hilton
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 2AX, United Kingdom
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Abstract

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Some generalizations of Sperner's theorem and of the LYM inequality are given to the case when A1,… At are t families of subsets of {1,…,m} such that a set in one family does not properly contain a set in another.

MSC classification

Secondary: 05A20: Combinatorial inequalities
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 481 - 485
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1981

References

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