Nagy Zoltan: On the degree of a maximal r-uniform intersecting set system

On the Emlektabla workshop III., we studied a question of Balazs Patkos, namely how far the maximal and minimal degree can be from each other in a maximal r-uniform intersecting set system on a ground set of n elements. Both lower and upper bounds are established on the ratio of the maximal and minimal degree, which are quite close to being sharp under particular conditions. To obtain constructions we use a theorem of Aart Blokhuis on the minimum size of a non-trivial blocking set in projective planes. This is joint work with Balazs Patkos, Mate Vizer and Lale OEzkahya.