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Erd\H{o}s--Ko--Rado and Hilton--Milner Theorems in the Partition Lattice

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Let $M_n=M(K_{n+1})$ be the graphic matroid of the complete graph, and let $\mathcal{F}_k(M_n)$ be its rank-$k$ flats. We study families $\mathcal{A}\subseteq\mathcal{F}_k(M_n)$ satisfying $\mathrm{rk}(A\wedge B)\ge t$ for all $A,B\in\mathcal{A}$. For $t=1$, this problem is exactly equivalent to Czabarka's partition-EKR conjecture, first introduced in print by P.~L. Erd\H{o}s and L.~A. Sz\'ekely~\cite{ErdosSzekelyHigher}. We prove the corresponding Erd\H{o}s--Ko--Rado theorem in the explicit linear range $n+1\ge8k$, giving a constant-factor advance toward the conjectured sharp range $n\ge2k$. For every fixed $t$, we further prove an Erd\H{o}s--Ko--Rado theorem under an explicit condition of order $O_t(k^2)$ on the block number $n+1-k$, with equality only for a full $t$-star. We also determine the largest nontrivial intersecting families under an explicit $O(k^6)$ threshold and characterize the unique extremal family up to isomorphism.

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