The feasibility of multi-graph alignment: a Bayesian approach
Statistics Theory
2026-05-25 v4 Probability
Machine Learning
Statistics Theory
Abstract
We establish thresholds for the feasibility of random multi-graph alignment in two models. In the Gaussian model, we demonstrate an "all-or-nothing" phenomenon: above a critical threshold, exact alignment is achievable with high probability, while below it, even partial alignment is statistically impossible. In the sparse Erd\H{o}s-R\'enyi model, we rigorously identify a threshold below which no meaningful partial alignment is possible and conjecture that above this threshold, partial alignment can be achieved. To prove these results, we develop a general Bayesian estimation framework over metric spaces, which provides insight into a broader class of high-dimensional statistical problems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.17142,
title = {The feasibility of multi-graph alignment: a Bayesian approach},
author = {Louis Vassaux and Laurent Massoulié},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.17142},
year = {2026}
}
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