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Random Sequential Absorption On Graphs, Nicholas Pippenger
Random Sequential Absorption On Graphs, Nicholas Pippenger
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This paper analyzes a process whereby the vertices of a graph are considered in a random sequence,and each considered vertex is “occupied” unless it or an adjacent vertex has previously been occupied. The process continues until no more vertices can be occupied, at which point the “jamming limit” has been reached. The case in which the graph is regular (so that every vertex has degree $d\geqq 2$ and has “few short cycles” is treated. In particular, the results apply to infinite regular trees, to finite graphs obtained from them by forming quotient graphs, and to random regular graphs.
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