The Ramsey number of a long even cycle versus a star

Abstract

We find the exact value of the Ramsey number $R(C_{2\ell},K_{1,n})$, when $\ell$ and $n=O(\ell^{10/9})$ are large. Our result is closely related to the behaviour of Tur\'an number $ex(N, C_{2\ell})$ for an even cycle whose length grows quickly with $N$.