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Monotonicity of Avoidance Coupling on $K_N$

Probability 2016-06-08 v2

Abstract

Answering a question by Angel, Holroyd, Martin, Wilson and Winkler, we show that the maximal number of non-colliding coupled simple random walks on the complete graph KNK_N, which take turns, moving one at a time, is monotone in NN. We use this fact to couple N4\lceil \frac N4 \rceil such walks on KNK_N, improving the previous Ω(N/logN)\Omega(N/\log N) lower bound of Angel et al. We also introduce a new generalization of simple avoidance coupling which we call partially ordered simple avoidance coupling and provide a monotonicity result for this extension as well.

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@article{arxiv.1410.5032,
  title  = {Monotonicity of Avoidance Coupling on $K_N$},
  author = {Ohad Noy Feldheim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.5032},
  year   = {2016}
}

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9 pages, 2 figure

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