Abstract
We study the Hamilton cycle Maker-Breaker game, played on the edges of the random graph G(n,p). We prove a conjecture from (Stojaković and Szabó, Random Struct and Algorithms 26 (2005), 204-223.), asserting that the property that Maker is able to win this game, has a sharp threshold at log n/n. Our theorem can be considered a game-theoretic strengthening of classical results from the theory of random graphs: not only does G(n,p) almost surely admit a Hamilton cycle for p = (1 + ε) log n/n, but Maker is able to build one while playing against an adversary.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 112-122 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Random Structures and Algorithms |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Combinatorial games
- Hamilton cycle
- Random graph
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