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Fixation to Consensus on Tree-related Graphs

Probability 2015-03-24 v3

Abstract

We study a continuous time Markov process whose state space consists of an assignment of +1 or -1 to each vertex of a graph G. The graphs that we treat are related to homogeneous trees of degree K \geq 3, such as finite or infinite stacks of such trees. The initial spin configuration is chosen from a Bernoulli product measure with density θ\theta of +1 spins. The system evolves according to an agreement inducing dynamics: each vertex, at rate 1, changes its spin value to agree with the majority of its neighbors. We study the long time behavior of this system and prove that, if θ\theta is close enough to 1, the system reaches fixation to consensus. The geometric percolation-type arguments introduced here may be of independent interest.

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@article{arxiv.1405.1749,
  title  = {Fixation to Consensus on Tree-related Graphs},
  author = {Sinziana M. Eckner and Charles M. Newman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.1749},
  year   = {2015}
}

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18 pages, 8 figures

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