English

Interval graph limits

Combinatorics 2011-02-15 v1

Abstract

We work out the graph limit theory for dense interval graphs. The theory developed departs from the usual description of a graph limit as a symmetric function W(x,y)W(x,y) on the unit square, with xx and yy uniform on the interval (0,1)(0,1). Instead, we fix a WW and change the underlying distribution of the coordinates xx and yy. We find choices such that our limits are continuous. Connections to random interval graphs are given, including some examples. We also show a continuity result for the chromatic number and clique number of interval graphs. Some results on uniqueness of the limit description are given for general graph limits.

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@article{arxiv.1102.2841,
  title  = {Interval graph limits},
  author = {Persi Diaconis and Susan Holmes and Svante Janson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.2841},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

28 pages, 4 figures

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