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Categorical approach to graph limits

Combinatorics 2026-03-04 v3 Category Theory

Abstract

We define and study a natural category of graph limits. The objects are pairs (π,μ)(\pi,\mu), where π\pi (the distribution of vertices) is an abstract probability measure on some abstract measurable space (X,A)(X,\mathcal{A}) and μ\mu (the distribution of edges) is an abstract finite measure on the square (X,A)2(X,\mathcal{A})^2. Morphisms are random maps between the underlying measurable spaces which preserve the distribution of vertices as well as the distribution of edges. We also define a convergence notion (inspired by s-convergence) for sequences of graph limits. We apply tools from category theory to prove the compactness of the space of all graph limits.

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@article{arxiv.2412.00371,
  title  = {Categorical approach to graph limits},
  author = {Martin Doležal and Wiesław Kubiś},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.00371},
  year   = {2026}
}

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43 pages

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