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An entropy based proof of the Moore bound for irregular graphs

Discrete Mathematics 2010-11-05 v1

Abstract

We provide proofs of the following theorems by considering the entropy of random walks: Theorem 1.(Alon, Hoory and Linial) Let G be an undirected simple graph with n vertices, girth g, minimum degree at least 2 and average degree d: Odd girth: If g=2r+1,then n \geq 1 + d*(\Sum_{i=0}^{r-1}(d-1)^i) Even girth: If g=2r,then n \geq 2*(\Sum_{i=0}^{r-1} (d-1)^i) Theorem 2.(Hoory) Let G = (V_L,V_R,E) be a bipartite graph of girth g = 2r, with n_L = |V_L| and n_R = |V_R|, minimum degree at least 2 and the left and right average degrees d_L and d_R. Then, n_L \geq \Sum_{i=0}^{r-1}(d_R-1)^{i/2}(d_L-1)^{i/2} n_R \geq \Sum_{i=0}^{r-1}(d_L-1)^{i/2}(d_R-1)^{i/2}

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@article{arxiv.1011.1058,
  title  = {An entropy based proof of the Moore bound for irregular graphs},
  author = {S. Ajesh Babu and Jaikumar Radhakrishnan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.1058},
  year   = {2010}
}

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