diff --git a/notes/main.md b/notes/main.md index e69de29..98d474a 100644 --- a/notes/main.md +++ b/notes/main.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +---- +title: Matroid Rainbow Base Cover +---- + +Let $M=(E,\mathcal B)$ be a rank-$r$ matroid whose ground set decomposes into two disjoint bases. Furthermore, +assume that $E$ is colored by $r$ colors, each color appearing exactly twice. A basis of $M$ is called rainbow if +it does not contain two elements of the same color. + +::: Problem +What is the minimum number of rainbow bases needed to cover $E$? +::: + +Kristóf Bérczi conjectured the minimum number is 3. + +Currently known bounds: + +- upperbound: $\floor{\log_2 |E|}+1$ by matroid intersection; +- lowerbound: $3$ on graphic matroid of $K_4$. + +::: {.Conjecture #conj-doublecover} +Let $M_1$ and $M_2$ be two matroid on the same ground set $E$. Assume that $E$ decomposes into two bases in both of them. +Then $M_1$ and $M_2$ has four common bases that cover each element exactly twice. +::: + +Let $M_1$ be the partition matroid of colors and let $M_2$ be $M$. +If [@conj-doublecover] is true, then 3 common bases will be enough to cover $E$. \ No newline at end of file