The component structure of dense random subgraphs of the hypercube. Issue 1 (12th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McDiarmid, Colin; Scott, Alex; Withers, Paul
• Is Part Of: Random structures & algorithms. Volume 59:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 24
• Publication Date: 2021-02-12
• Subjects: hypercube -- random graphs; Random graphs -- Periodicals; Mathematical analysis -- Periodicals; 519
• DOI: 10.1002/rsa.20990
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-9832

Abstract

Abstract: Given p ∈ (0, 1), we let Q p = Q p d be the random subgraph of the d ‐dimensional hypercube Q d where edges are present independently with probability p . It is well known that, as d → ∞, if p > 1 2 then with high probability Q p is connected; and if p < 1 2 then with high probability Q p consists of one giant component together with many smaller components which form the "fragment". Here we fix p ∈ ( 0, 1 2 ), and investigate the fragment, and how it sits inside the hypercube. For example, we give asymptotic estimates for the mean numbers of components in the fragment of each size, and describe their asymptotic distributions, much extending earlier work of Weber.