Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2011-10-14
Mathematics
Probability
16pages
Scientific paper
For a complete graph of size $n$, assign each edge an i.i.d. exponential variable with mean $n$. For $\lambda>0$, consider the length of the longest path whose average weight is at most $\lambda$. It was shown by Aldous (1998) that the length is of order $\log n$ for $\lambda < 1/\mathrm{e}$ and of order $n$ for $\lambda > 1/\mathrm{e}$. Aldous (2003) posed the question on detailed behavior at and near criticality $1/\mathrm{e}$. In particular, Aldous asked whether there exist scaling exponents $\mu, \nu$ such that for $\lambda$ within $1/\mathrm{e}$ of order $n^{-\mu}$, the length for the longest path of average weight at most $\lambda$ has order $n^\nu$. We answer this question by showing that the critical behavior is far richer: For $\lambda$ around $1/\mathrm{e}$ within a window of $\alpha(\log n)^{-2}$ with a small absolute constant $\alpha>0$, the longest path is of order $(\log n)^3$. Furthermore, for $\lambda \geq 1/\mathrm{e} + \beta (\log n)^{-2}$ with $\beta$ a large absolute constant, the longest path is at least of length a polynomial in $n$. An interesting consequence of our result is the existence of a second transition point in $1/\mathrm{e} + [\alpha (\log n)^{-2}, \beta (\log n)^{-2}]$. In addition, we demonstrate a smooth transition from subcritical to critical regime. Our results were not known before even in a heuristic sense.
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