Alphabeta Math

Chains, Antichains, Sperner and Dilworth — Examples

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  • Literature-sourced: the exact statement appears in a cited source; only wording and notation differ.
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1 · Prerequisites
2 · Logical flowchart

3 · Items

Example

The Boolean lattice on four elements: ranks, width, shadows, and a symmetric chain decomposition

Example

A six-element poset of width three and a three-chain cover

Example

The divisors of 60 form a finite distributive lattice and realize Birkhoff's representation concretely

Example

Four explicit petals with a common two-element core form a sunflower

Example

All k-sets through a fixed point form an intersecting family attaining the Erdős-Ko-Rado bound

Counterexample

A maximal antichain of size one in a finite poset of width two

Counterexample

When k<n<2k, the entire kth level is intersecting and exceeds the Erdős-Ko-Rado star bound

Counterexample

The diamond M₃ and pentagon N₅ violate distributivity by explicit joins and meets

Sources