Correlations for paths in random orientations of G(n,p) and G(n,m)
Abstract
We study random graphs, both and , 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 , 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). We also briefly discuss the corresponding question in the quenched version of the problem.
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@article{arxiv.0906.0720,
title = {Correlations for paths in random orientations of G(n,p) and G(n,m)},
author = {Sven Erick Alm and Svante Janson and Svante Linusson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0720},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Author added, main proof greatly simplified and extended to cover also G(n,m). Discussion on quenched version added