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An elementary proof of the bunkbed conjecture for forests

Probability 2025-11-18 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Although false for general graphs, this note gives an elementary proof of the bunkbed conjecture for any acyclic graph. The argument is short and self-contained, and may be of educational interest.

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@article{arxiv.2511.13589,
  title  = {An elementary proof of the bunkbed conjecture for forests},
  author = {Serte Donderwinkel and Joost Jorritsma and Guillem Perarnau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.13589},
  year   = {2025}
}

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