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On the probability of being synchronizable

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2024-07-10 v9 Discrete Mathematics Combinatorics

Abstract

We prove that a random automaton with nn states and any fixed non-singleton alphabet is synchronizing with high probability (modulo an unpublished result about unique highest trees of random graphs). Moreover, we also prove that the convergence rate is exactly 1Θ(1n)1-\Theta(\frac{1}{n}) as conjectured by [Cameron, 2011] for the most interesting binary alphabet case. Finally, we present a deterministic algorithm which decides whether a given random automaton is synchronizing in linear in nn expected time and prove that it is optimal.

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@article{arxiv.1304.5774,
  title  = {On the probability of being synchronizable},
  author = {Mikhail V. Berlinkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.5774},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Major revision after the review

R2 v1 2026-06-22T00:03:46.372Z