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Bunkbed conjecture for complete bipartite graphs and related classes of graphs

Probability 2025-03-25 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let G=(V,E)G = (V,E) be a simple finite graph. The corresponding bunkbed graph G±G^\pm consists of two copies G+=(V+,E+),G=(V,E)G^+ = (V^+,E^+),G^- = (V^-,E^-) of GG and additional edges connecting any two vertices v+V+,vVv_+ \in V_+,v_- \in V_- that are the copies of a vertex vVv \in V. The bunkbed conjecture states that for independent bond percolation on G±G^\pm, for all v,wVv,w \in V, it is more likely for v,wv_-,w_- to be connected than for v,w+v_-,w_+ to be connected. While this seems very plausible, so far surprisingly little is known rigorously. Recently the conjecture has been proved for complete graphs. Here we give a proof for complete bipartite graphs, complete graphs minus the edges of a complete subgraph, and symmetric complete kk-partite graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2204.12931,
  title  = {Bunkbed conjecture for complete bipartite graphs and related classes of graphs},
  author = {Thomas Richthammer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.12931},
  year   = {2025}
}

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10 pages, in the new version: some references and discussion added