English

Multitrees in random graphs

Combinatorics 2021-10-19 v1

Abstract

Let N=(n2)N=\binom{n}{2} and s2s\geq 2. Let ei,j,i=1,2,,N,j=1,2,,se_{i,j},\,i=1,2,\ldots,N,\,j=1,2,\ldots,s be ss independent permutations of the edges E(Kn)E(K_n) of the complete graph KnK_n. A {\em MultiTree} is a set I[N]I\subseteq [N] such that the edge sets EI,jE_{I,j} induce spanning trees for j=1,2,,sj=1,2,\ldots,s. In this paper we study the following question: what is the smallest m=m(n)m=m(n) such that w.h.p. [m][m] contains a MultiTree. We prove a hitting time result for s=2s=2 and an O(nlogn)O(n\log n) bound for s3s\geq 3.

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@article{arxiv.2110.08876,
  title  = {Multitrees in random graphs},
  author = {Alan Frieze and Wesley Pegden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.08876},
  year   = {2021}
}
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