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Correlations for paths in random orientations of G(n,p) and G(n,m)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- We study random graphs, both $G(n,p)$ and $G(n,m)$, with random orientations on the edges. For three fixed distinct vertices s,a,b we study the correlation, in the combined probability space, of the events a -> s and s -> b. For G(n,p), we prove that there is a p_c=1/2 such that for a fixed p<p_c the correlation is negative for large enough n and for p>p_c the correlation is positive for large enough n. We conjecture that for a fixed n\ge 27 the correlation changes sign three times for three critical values of p. For G(n,m) it is similarly proved that, with $p=m/\binom{n}{2}$, there is a critical p_c that is the solution to a certain equation and approximately equal to 0.7993. A lemma, which computes the probability of non existence of any k directed edges in G(n,m), is thought to be of independent interest. We present exact recursions to compute P(a -> s)$ and P(a -> s, s -> b)$. We also briefly discuss the corresponding question in the quenched version of the problem.<br />Comment: Author added, main proof greatly simplified and extended to cover also G(n,m). Discussion on quenched version added
- Subjects :
- Mathematics - Probability
Mathematics - Combinatorics
05C80, 60C05, 60K35
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.0906.0720
- Document Type :
- Working Paper