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Expected degrees in random plane graphs

Combinatorics 2024-11-14 v1

Abstract

We prove that, for every set of nn points P\mathcal{P} in R2\mathbb{R}^2, a random plane graph drawn on P\mathcal{P} is expected to contain less than n/10.18n/10.18 isolated vertices. In the other direction, we construct a point set where the expected number of isolated vertices in a random plane graph is about n/23.32n/23.32. For i1i\ge 1, we prove that the expected number of vertices of degree ii is always less than n/πin/\sqrt{\pi i} Our analysis is based on cross-graph charging schemes. That is, we move charge between vertices from different plane graphs of the same point set. This leads to information about the expected behavior of a random plane graph.

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@article{arxiv.2411.08339,
  title  = {Expected degrees in random plane graphs},
  author = {Neely Lovvorn and Oscar Murillo-Espinoza and Adam Sheffer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.08339},
  year   = {2024}
}
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