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Competing bootstrap processes on the random graph $G(n,p)$

Probability 2025-10-03 v4 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We extend classical bootstrap percolation by introducing two concurrent, competing processes on an Erd\H{o}s--R\'{e}nyi random graph G(n,pn)G(n,p_n). Each node can assume one of three states: red, black, or white. The process begins with aR(n)a_R^{(n)} randomly selected active red seeds and aB(n)a_B^{(n)} randomly selected active black seeds, while all other nodes start as white and inactive. White nodes activate according to independent Poisson clocks with rate 1. Upon activation, a white node evaluates its neighborhood: if its red (black) active neighbors exceed its black (red) active neighbors by at least a fixed threshold r2r \geq 2, the node permanently becomes red (black) and active. Model's key parameters are rr (fixed), nn (tending to \infty), aR(n)a_R^{(n)}, aB(n)a_B^{(n)}, and pnp_n. We investigate the final sizes of the active red (AR(n)A^{*(n)}_R) and black (AB(n)A^{*(n)}_B) node sets across different parameter regimes. For each regime, we determine the relevant time scale and provide detailed characterization of asymptotic dynamics of the two concurrent activation processes.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2405.00363,
  title  = {Competing bootstrap processes on the random graph $G(n,p)$},
  author = {Michele Garetto and Emilio Leonardi and Giovanni Luca Torrisi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.00363},
  year   = {2025}
}
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