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Approximate Itai-Zehavi conjecture for random graphs

Combinatorics 2025-07-01 v1

Abstract

A famous conjecture by Itai and Zehavi states that, for every dd-vertex-connected graph GG and every vertex rr in GG, there are dd spanning trees of GG such that, for every vertex vv in G{r}G\setminus \{r\}, the paths between rr and vv in different trees are internally vertex-disjoint. We show that with high probability the Itai-Zehavi conjecture holds asymptotically for the Erd\H{o}s-R\'enyi random graph G(n,p)G(n,p) when np=ω(logn)np= \omega(\log n) and for random regular graphs G(n,d)G(n,d) when d=ω(logn)d= \omega(\log n). Moreover, we essentially confirm the conjecture up to a constant factor for sparser random regular graphs. This answers positively a question of Dragani\'{c} and Krivelevich. Our proof makes use of recent developments on sprinkling techniques in random regular graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2506.23970,
  title  = {Approximate Itai-Zehavi conjecture for random graphs},
  author = {Lawrence Hollom and Lyuben Lichev and Adva Mond and Julien Portier and Yiting Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.23970},
  year   = {2025}
}

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25 pages

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