A 920-block explicit construction guaranteeing a triple intersection with every 6-subset of [60]

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Authors: Paulo Henrique Cunha Gomes
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Abstract

We present an explicit family $\mathcal{B}$ of $920$ subsets of size $6$ of $[60]=\{1,\dots,60\}$ with the property that every $6$-subset $S\subset[60]$ intersects at least one block $B\in\mathcal{B}$ in at least three elements, i.e.\ $|S\cap B|\ge 3$. The construction is purely combinatorial, based on a partition of the ground set into pairs and a pigeonhole argument. We also record a simple counting lower bound and discuss how different partitions of the ten base blocks affect the emergence of triple intersections.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics Limits and Structures in Graph Theory Advanced Graph Theory Research

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
7 January 2026
Document type
Preprint