Sudden emergence of q-regular subgraphs in random graphs

dc.creatorPretti, Marco
dc.creatorWeigt, Martin
dc.date2006-03-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:05:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:05:06Z
dc.descriptionWe investigate the computationally hard problem whether a random graph of finite average vertex degree has an extensively large $q$-regular subgraph, i.e., a subgraph with all vertices having degree equal to $q$. We reformulate this problem as a constraint-satisfaction problem, and solve it using the cavity method of statistical physics at zero temperature. For $q=3$, we find that the first large $q$-regular subgraphs appear discontinuously at an average vertex degree $c_\reg{3} \simeq 3.3546$ and contain immediately about 24% of all vertices in the graph. This transition is extremely close to (but different from) the well-known 3-core percolation point $c_\cor{3} \simeq 3.3509$. For $q>3$, the $q$-regular subgraph percolation threshold is found to coincide with that of the $q$-core.
dc.description7 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0603819
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0603819
dc.identifierEurophys. Lett. 75, 8 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1209/epl/i2006-10070-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/109562
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.titleSudden emergence of q-regular subgraphs in random graphs
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