Diameter and stationary distribution of random r-out digraphs

Let D(n, r) be a random r-out regular directed multigraph on the set of vertices {1, . . . , n}. In this work, we establish that for every r = 2, there exists ¿r > 0 such that diam(D(n, r)) = (1 + ¿r + o(1)) logr n. The constant ¿r is related to branching processes and also appears in other model...

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Autores: Addario-Berry, Louigi, Balle, Borja, Perarnau Llobet, Guillem|||0000-0002-1953-9511
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/342134
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/342134
https://dx.doi.org/10.37236/9485
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Graph theory
Grafs, Teoria de
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Matemàtica discreta::Teoria de grafs
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Sumario:Let D(n, r) be a random r-out regular directed multigraph on the set of vertices {1, . . . , n}. In this work, we establish that for every r = 2, there exists ¿r > 0 such that diam(D(n, r)) = (1 + ¿r + o(1)) logr n. The constant ¿r is related to branching processes and also appears in other models of random undirected graphs. Our techniques also allow us to bound some extremal quantities related to the stationary distribution of a simple random walk on D(n, r). In particular, we determine the asymptotic behaviour of pmax and pmin, the maximum and the minimum values of the stationary distribution. We show that with high probability pmax = n -1+o(1) and pmin = n -(1+¿r)+o(1). Our proof shows that the vertices with p(v) near to pmin lie at the top of “narrow, slippery towers”; such vertices are also responsible for increasing the diameter from (1+o(1)) logr n to (1 + ¿r + o(1)) logr n.