Kneser graph

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Definition

Suppose and are positive integers. The Kneser graph is an undirected graph defined as follows. Fix a set of size (we usually take the set as for convenience). Then:

  1. The vertex set of is the collection of -element subsets of the fixed set of size .
  2. The edge set of is defined as follows: two vertices of are adjacent if and only if they are disjoint when viewed as subsets of the -element set.

Particular cases

Condition on and Conclusion
The vertex set is empty, so the graph is a graph on no vertices
one-point graph
The vertex set is non-empty, but the edge set is empty, so the graph is an empty graph
In this case, the graph is a matching graph: it is a disjoint union of 2-cliques, with one 2-clique for each partition of the -set into two disjoint pieces of equal size.
complete graph
one-point graph