On the size of induced acyclic subgraphs in random digraphs

Joel Spencer, C. R. Subramanian

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Abstract

Let D ∈ D(n, p) denote a simple random digraph obtained by choosing each of the (n 2) undirected edges independently with probability 2p and then orienting each chosen edge independently in one of the two directions with equal probability 1/2. Let mas(D) denote the maximum size of an induced acyclic subgraph in D. We obtain tight concentration results on the size of mas(D). Precisely, we show that mas(D) ≤ 2/ln(1 - p)-1 (ln np + 3e) almost surely, provided p ≥ W/n for some fixed constant W. This combined with known and new lower bounds shows that (for p satisfying p = ω(1/n) and p ≤ 0.5) mas(D) = 2(ln np)/ln(1 - p)-1 (1±o(1)). This proves a conjecture stated by Subramanian in 2003 for those p such that p = ω(1/n). Our results are also valid for the random digraph obtained by choosing each of the n(n - 1) directed edges independently with probability p.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)47-54
Number of pages8
JournalDiscrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science
Volume10
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Induced acyclic subgraphs
  • Random digraphs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science
  • Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

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