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Main Authors: Mutafchiev, Ljuben, Finch, Steven
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.13829
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author Mutafchiev, Ljuben
Finch, Steven
author_facet Mutafchiev, Ljuben
Finch, Steven
contents Let $\mathcal{T}_n$ be the set of all mappings $T:\{1,2,\ldots,n\}\to\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. The corresponding graph of $T$ is a union of disjoint connected unicyclic components. We assume that each $T\in\mathcal{T}_n$ is chosen uniformly at random (i.e., with probability $n^{-n}$). The cycle of $T$ contained within its largest component is callled the deepest one. For any $T\in\mathcal{T}_n$, let $ν_n=ν_n(T)$ denote the length of this cycle. In this paper, we establish the convergence in distribution of $ν_n/\sqrt{n}$ and find the limits of its expectation and variance as $n\to\infty$. For $n$ large enough, we also show that nearly $55\%$ of all cyclic vertices of a random mapping $T\in\mathcal{T}_n$ lie in the deepest cycle and that a vertex from the longest cycle of $T$ does not belong to its largest component with approximate probability $0.075$.
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spellingShingle On the Deepest Cycle of a Random Mapping
Mutafchiev, Ljuben
Finch, Steven
Combinatorics
Probability
60C05, 05C80
Let $\mathcal{T}_n$ be the set of all mappings $T:\{1,2,\ldots,n\}\to\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. The corresponding graph of $T$ is a union of disjoint connected unicyclic components. We assume that each $T\in\mathcal{T}_n$ is chosen uniformly at random (i.e., with probability $n^{-n}$). The cycle of $T$ contained within its largest component is callled the deepest one. For any $T\in\mathcal{T}_n$, let $ν_n=ν_n(T)$ denote the length of this cycle. In this paper, we establish the convergence in distribution of $ν_n/\sqrt{n}$ and find the limits of its expectation and variance as $n\to\infty$. For $n$ large enough, we also show that nearly $55\%$ of all cyclic vertices of a random mapping $T\in\mathcal{T}_n$ lie in the deepest cycle and that a vertex from the longest cycle of $T$ does not belong to its largest component with approximate probability $0.075$.
title On the Deepest Cycle of a Random Mapping
topic Combinatorics
Probability
60C05, 05C80
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.13829