Large deviations for triangles in scale-free random graphs

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Main Authors: Stegehuis, Clara, Zwart, Bert
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author Stegehuis, Clara
Zwart, Bert
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Zwart, Bert
contents We provide large deviations estimates for the upper tail of the number of triangles in scale-free inhomogeneous random graphs where the degrees have power law tails with index $-α, α\in (1,2)$. We show that upper tail probabilities for triangles undergo a phase transition. For $α<4/3$, the upper tail is caused by many vertices of degree of order $n$, and this probability is semi-exponential. In this regime, additional triangles consist of two hubs. For $α>4/3$ on the other hand, the upper tail is caused by one hub of a specific degree, and this probability decays polynomially in $n$, leading to additional triangles with one hub. In the intermediate case $α=4/3$, we show polynomial decay of the tail probability caused by multiple but finitely many hubs. In this case, the additional triangles contain either a single hub or two hubs. Our proofs are partly based on various concentration inequalities. In particular, we tailor concentration bounds for empirical processes to make them well-suited for analyzing heavy-tailed phenomena in nonlinear settings.
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spellingShingle Large deviations for triangles in scale-free random graphs
Stegehuis, Clara
Zwart, Bert
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We provide large deviations estimates for the upper tail of the number of triangles in scale-free inhomogeneous random graphs where the degrees have power law tails with index $-α, α\in (1,2)$. We show that upper tail probabilities for triangles undergo a phase transition. For $α<4/3$, the upper tail is caused by many vertices of degree of order $n$, and this probability is semi-exponential. In this regime, additional triangles consist of two hubs. For $α>4/3$ on the other hand, the upper tail is caused by one hub of a specific degree, and this probability decays polynomially in $n$, leading to additional triangles with one hub. In the intermediate case $α=4/3$, we show polynomial decay of the tail probability caused by multiple but finitely many hubs. In this case, the additional triangles contain either a single hub or two hubs. Our proofs are partly based on various concentration inequalities. In particular, we tailor concentration bounds for empirical processes to make them well-suited for analyzing heavy-tailed phenomena in nonlinear settings.
title Large deviations for triangles in scale-free random graphs
topic Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09198