Large matchings in bipartite graphs have a rainbow matching

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Abstract

Let g(n)g(n) be the least number such that every collection of nn matchings, each of size at least g(n)g(n), in a bipartite graph, has a full rainbow matching. Aharoni and Berger \cite{AhBer} conjectured that g(n)=n+1g(n)=n+1 for every n>1n>1. This generalizes famous conjectures of Ryser, Brualdi and Stein. Recently, Aharoni, Charbit and Howard \cite{ACH} proved that g(n)≤⌊74n⌋g(n)\le\lfloor\frac{7}{4}n\rfloor. We prove that g(n)≤⌊53n⌋g(n)\le\lfloor\frac{5}{3} n\rfloor.

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