We propose concurrence classes for general pure multipartite states based on an orthogonal complement of a positive operator valued measure on quantum phase. In particular, we construct W m class, GHZ, and GHZ class concurrences for general pure m-partite states. We give explicit expressions for W 3 and GHZ class concurrences for general pure three-partite states and for W , GHZ, and GHZ class ...

The choice number of a graph G is the smallest integer k such that for every assignment of a list L(v) of k colors to each vertex v of G, there is a proper coloring of G that assigns to each vertex v a color from L(v). We present upper and lower bounds on the choice number of complete multipartite graphs with partite classes of equal sizes and complete r-partite graphs with r−1 partite classes ...

The set S of distinct scores (outdegrees) of the vertices of a k-partite tournament T(X1, X2, · · · , X k) is called its score set. In this paper, we prove that every set of n non-negative integers, except {0} and {0, 1}, is a score set of some 3-partite tournament. We also prove that every set of n non-negative integers is a score set of some k-partite tournament for every n ≥ k ≥ 2.

We consider two extremal problems in hypergraphs. First, given k ≥ 3 and k-partite k-uniform hypergraphs, as a generalization of graph (k = 2) matchings, we determine the partite minimum codegree threshold for matchings with at most one vertex left in each part, thereby answering a problem asked by Rödl and Ruciński. We further improve the partite minimum codegree conditions to sum of all k par...

RNA secondary structure prediction is a fundamental problem in structural bioinformatics. The prediction problem is difficult because RNA secondary structures may contain pseudoknots formed by crossing base pairs. We introduce k-partite secondary structures as a simple classification of RNA secondary structures with pseudoknots. An RNA secondary structure is k-partite if it is the union of k ps...

A cycle in a multipartite graph G is gregarious if it contains at most one vertex from each partite set of G. The complete n-partite graph with partite sets of size m, denoted by Kn(m) is shown to have a decomposition into gregarious 4-cycles. The notion of a gregarious 4-cycle decomposition of this type was introduced in [3]. A 4-cycle decomposition of Kn(m) is circular if it is it is invarian...

We study generalization properties of ranking algorithms in the setting of the k-partite ranking problem. In the k-partite ranking problem, one is given examples of instances labeled with one of k ordered ‘ratings’, and the goal is to learn from these examples a real-valued ranking function that ranks instances in accordance with their ratings. This form of ranking problem arises naturally in a...

In 4] it is conjectured that all diregular c-partite tournaments, with c 4, are pan-cyclic. In this paper we show that all diregular c-partite tournaments, with c 5, are in fact vertex-pancyclic.

A tournament is an orientation of a complete graph, and in general a multipartite or c-partite tournament is an orientation of a complete c-partite graph. In a recent article, the authors proved that a regular c-partite tournament with r ≥ 2 vertices in each partite set contains a cycle with exactly r− 1 vertices from each partite set, with exception of the case that c = 4 and r = 2. Here we wi...