Title
On the Cover Time of Dense Graphs
Abstract
We consider arbitrary graphs G with n vertices and minimum degree at least delta n where delta > 0 is constant. (a) If the conductance of G is sufficiently large, then we obtain an asymptotic expression for the cover time C-G of G as the solution to an explicit transcendental equation. (b) If the conductance is not large enough to apply (a), but the mixing time of a random walk on G is of a lesser magnitude than the cover time, then we can obtain an asymptotic deterministic estimate via a decomposition into a bounded number of dense subgraphs with high conductance. (c) If G fits neither (a) nor (b), then we give a deterministic asymptotic (2+o(1))-approximation of C-G.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1137/18M122039X
SIAM JOURNAL ON DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
cover time,dense graphs,deterministic algorithm
Discrete mathematics,Graph,Combinatorics,Vertex (geometry),Deterministic algorithm,Conductance,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
33
3
0895-4801
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Colin Cooper185791.88
Alan M. Frieze24837787.00
wesley pegden33011.07