Independence ratio conjecture for the distance graphs {1,k,k+7}\{1,k,k+7\}

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Let G(S)G(S) be the distance graph on the integers with generating set SS, and let α‾(S)\overline{\alpha}(S) denote its maximum density of an independent set. Let k≥8k\geq8 with k∉{9,11,16,18,25}k\notin\{9,11,16,18,25\}. The independence ratio conjecture.

α‾({1,k,k+7})={4k+279k+72if k≡0(mod9),49if k≡1(mod9),4k+289k+72if k≡2(mod9),8k+2118k+63if k≡3(mod9),4k+299k+72if k≡4(mod9),4k−29k+9if k≡5(mod9),4k+309k+72if k≡6(mod9),4k+269k+72if k≡7(mod9),4k+319k+72if k≡8(mod9).\overline{\alpha}(\{1,k,k+7\})= \begin{cases} \frac{4k+27}{9k+72} & \text{if } k\equiv0\pmod9,\\ \frac49 & \text{if } k\equiv1\pmod9,\\ \frac{4k+28}{9k+72} & \text{if } k\equiv2\pmod9,\\ \frac{8k+21}{18k+63} & \text{if } k\equiv3\pmod9,\\ \frac{4k+29}{9k+72} & \text{if } k\equiv4\pmod9,\\ \frac{4k-2}{9k+9} & \text{if } k\equiv5\pmod9,\\ \frac{4k+30}{9k+72} & \text{if } k\equiv6\pmod9,\\ \frac{4k+26}{9k+72} & \text{if } k\equiv7\pmod9,\\ \frac{4k+31}{9k+72} & \text{if } k\equiv8\pmod9. \end{cases}

These values are conjectured from computed independence ratios for similar distance graphs; the source gives no proof or resolution for this family.

References

Primary source

James M. Carraher, David Galvin, Stephen G. Hartke, A. J. Radcliff and Derrick Stolee, “On the independence ratio of distance graphs”, arXiv:1401.7183 (2014).

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