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The asymptotic number of different rooted trees of a tree

Combinatorics 2013-05-21 v2

Abstract

Let Tn\mathcal{T}_n be the set of trees with nn vertices. Suppose that each tree in Tn\mathcal{T}_n is equally likely. We show that the number of different rooted trees of a tree equals (μr+o(1))n(\mu_r+o(1))n for almost every tree of Tn\mathcal{T}_n, where μr\mu_r is a constant. As an application, we show that the number of any given pattern in Tn\mathcal{T}_n is also asymptotically normally distributed with mean μMn\sim \mu_M n and variance σMn\sim \sigma_M n, where μM,σM\mu_M, \sigma_M are some constants related to the given pattern. This solves an open question claimed in Kok's thesis.

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@article{arxiv.1207.3915,
  title  = {The asymptotic number of different rooted trees of a tree},
  author = {Xueliang Li and Yiyang Li and Yongtang Shi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.3915},
  year   = {2013}
}

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