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The Second Phase Transition of the Contact Process on a Random Regular Graph

Probability 2025-03-14 v1

Abstract

The regular tree corresponds to the random regular graph as its local limit. For this reason the famous double phase transition of the contact process on regular tree has been seen to correspond to a phase transition on the large random regular graph, at least at the first critical value. In this article, we find a phase transition on that large finite graph at the second critical value: between linear reinfections and reinfections following a long healthy period.

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@article{arxiv.2503.10499,
  title  = {The Second Phase Transition of the Contact Process on a Random Regular Graph},
  author = {John Fernley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.10499},
  year   = {2025}
}

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21 pages, 1 figure

R2 v1 2026-06-28T22:19:15.524Z