Published January 8, 2026
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Sharp Thresholds for Ramsey Properties in Random Hypergraphs via the Hypergraph Container Method
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We investigate the threshold behavior for Ramsey properties in the binomial random k-uniform hypergraph H(k)n,p. For a fixed k-uniform hypergraph F and an integer r 2, let H(k)n,p (F)r denote the property that every r-coloring of the edges of H(k)n,p yields a monochromatic copy of F. It is well-known that the threshold for this property is determined by the maximum k-density of F, denoted mk(F). In this monograph, we provide a rigorous derivation of the 1-statement of the sharp threshold using the Hypergraph Container Method developed by Balogh, Morris, and Samotij, and independently by Saxton and Thomason. We construct an auxiliary hypergraph encoding the copies of F in the complete hypergraph and apply the container lemma to bound the number of F-free subgraphs. This approach offers a unified and transparent proof of the random Ramsey theorem, recovering the celebrated results of Rödl and Ruciński, and extending recent sparse random analog developments.
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