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The diameter of random Schreier graphs

Combinatorics 2025-05-01 v3 Group Theory

Abstract

We give a combinatorial proof of the following theorem. Let GG be any finite group acting transitively on a set of cardinality nn. If SGS \subseteq G is a random set of size kk, with k(logn)1+εk \geq (\log n)^{1+\varepsilon} for some ε>0\varepsilon >0, then the diameter of the corresponding Schreier graph is O(logkn)O(\log_k n) with high probability. Except for the implicit constant, this result is the best possible.

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@article{arxiv.2406.16733,
  title  = {The diameter of random Schreier graphs},
  author = {Daniele Dona and Luca Sabatini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.16733},
  year   = {2025}
}

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10 pages, to appear in European J. Combin

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