Title
Asymptotic normality of the size of the giant component via a random walk
Abstract
In this paper we give a simple new proof of a result of Pittel and Wormald concerning the asymptotic value and (suitably rescaled) limiting distribution of the number of vertices in the giant component of G(n,p) above the scaling window of the phase transition. Nachmias and Peres used martingale arguments to study Karp@?s exploration process, obtaining a simple proof of a weak form of this result. We use slightly different martingale arguments to obtain a much sharper result with little extra work.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.jctb.2011.04.003
Journal of Combinatorial Theory
Keywords
Field
DocType
simple proof,giant component,asymptotic value,random graphs,martingale argument,random walk,normal approximation,different martingale argument,asymptotic normality,simple new proof,extra work,phase transition,sharper result,exploration process
Martingale (probability theory),Combinatorics,Random graph,Vertex (geometry),Phase transition,Random walk,Giant component,Scaling,Mathematics,Asymptotic distribution
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
102
1
J. Combinatorial Theory B 102 (2012), 53--61
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.55
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Béla Bollobás12696474.16
Oliver Riordan228538.31