Title
Circular automata synchronize with high probability
Abstract
In this paper we prove that a uniformly distributed random circular automaton An of order n synchronizes with high probability (w.h.p.). More precisely, we prove thatP[An synchronizes]=1−O(1n). The main idea of the proof is to translate the synchronization problem into a problem concerning properties of a random matrix; these properties are then established with high probability by a careful analysis of the stochastic dependence structure among the random entries of the matrix. Additionally, we provide an upper bound for the probability of synchronization of circular automata in terms of chromatic polynomials of circulant graphs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1016/j.jcta.2020.105356
Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Automata,Synchronization,Random matrices,Circulant graphs,Chromatic polynomials
Journal
178
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0097-3165
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Aistleitner Christoph100.34
D'Angeli Daniele200.34
Gutierrez Abraham300.34
Emanuele Rodaro45515.63
Rosenmann Amnon500.34