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| author | Lichev, Lyuben Linker, Amitai Lodewijks, Bas Mitsche, Dieter |
| author_facet | Lichev, Lyuben Linker, Amitai Lodewijks, Bas Mitsche, Dieter |
| contents | The depth-weighted tree DWT($f$) with weight function $f:\{0,1,2,\ldots\}\to (0,\infty)$ is a dynamic random tree grown from a root $r$ where vertices arrive consecutively and every new vertex attaches to a parent $u$ with probability proportional to $f$(distance between $u$ and $r$). This work is dedicated to a systematic analysis of the depth of DWT($f$). Namely, we provide precise analytic expressions of the typical depth of DWT($f$) for convergent, periodic, slowly growing, and (super-)exponentially growing weight functions. Furthermore, for bounded or exponentially growing $f$, we determine the typical depth up to a multiplicative constant, thus confirming and strengthening a conjecture of Leckey, Mitsche and Wormald. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | On the depth of depth-weighted trees Lichev, Lyuben Linker, Amitai Lodewijks, Bas Mitsche, Dieter Probability The depth-weighted tree DWT($f$) with weight function $f:\{0,1,2,\ldots\}\to (0,\infty)$ is a dynamic random tree grown from a root $r$ where vertices arrive consecutively and every new vertex attaches to a parent $u$ with probability proportional to $f$(distance between $u$ and $r$). This work is dedicated to a systematic analysis of the depth of DWT($f$). Namely, we provide precise analytic expressions of the typical depth of DWT($f$) for convergent, periodic, slowly growing, and (super-)exponentially growing weight functions. Furthermore, for bounded or exponentially growing $f$, we determine the typical depth up to a multiplicative constant, thus confirming and strengthening a conjecture of Leckey, Mitsche and Wormald. |
| title | On the depth of depth-weighted trees |
| topic | Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.15709 |