Reconstructing random pictures
Combinatorics
2025-01-29 v3 Probability
Abstract
Given a random binary picture of size , i.e., an grid filled with zeros and ones uniformly at random, when is it possible to reconstruct from its -deck, i.e., the multiset of all its subgrids? We demonstrate ``two-point concentration'' for the reconstruction threshold by showing that there is an integer such that if , then is reconstructible from its -deck with high probability, and if , then with high probability, it is impossible to reconstruct from its -deck. The proof of this result uses a combination of interface-exploration arguments and entropic arguments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2210.09410,
title = {Reconstructing random pictures},
author = {Bhargav Narayanan and Corrine Yap},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.09410},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
v3: 9 figures, 23 pages, substantial additions made to the presentation of main proofs; final version appearing in RSA