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Computing the Ramsey Number \(R(K_{5}-P_{3}, K_{5})\)

Jesse A. Calvert 1, Michael J. Schuster1, Stanislaw P. Radziszowski2
1Department of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, North Washington University Carolina State University St. Louis, MO 63105 Raleigh, NC 27695
2Department of Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

Abstract

We give a computer-assisted proof of the fact that \( R(K_5 – P_3, K_5) = 25 \). This solves one of the three remaining open cases in Hendry’s table, which listed the Ramsey numbers for pairs of graphs on 5 vertices. We find that there exist no \( (K_5 – P_3, K_5) \)-good graphs containing a \( K_4 \) on 23 or 24 vertices, where a graph \( F \) is \( (G, H) \)-good if \( F \) does not contain \( G \) and the complement of \( F \) does not contain \( H \). The unique \( (K_5 – P_3, K_5) \)-good graph containing a \( K_4 \) on 22 vertices is presented.