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MDPI, Entropy, 10(25), p. 1427, 2023

DOI: 10.3390/e25101427

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Shannon Entropy of Ramsey Graphs with up to Six Vertices

Journal article published in 2023 by Mark Frenkel ORCID, Shraga Shoval ORCID, Edward Bormashenko ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Shannon entropy quantifying bi-colored Ramsey complete graphs is introduced and calculated for complete graphs containing up to six vertices. Complete graphs in which vertices are connected with two types of links, labeled as α-links and β-links, are considered. Shannon entropy is introduced according to the classical Shannon formula considering the fractions of monochromatic convex α-colored polygons with n α-sides or edges, and the fraction of monochromatic β-colored convex polygons with m β-sides in the given complete graph. The introduced Shannon entropy is insensitive to the exact shape of the polygons, but it is sensitive to the distribution of monochromatic polygons in a given complete graph. The introduced Shannon entropies Sα and Sβ are interpreted as follows: Sα is interpreted as an average uncertainty to find the green α−polygon in the given graph; Sβ is, in turn, an average uncertainty to find the red β−polygon in the same graph. The re-shaping of the Ramsey theorem in terms of the Shannon entropy is suggested. Generalization for multi-colored complete graphs is proposed. Various measures quantifying the Shannon entropy of the entire complete bi-colored graphs are suggested. Physical interpretations of the suggested Shannon entropies are discussed.