Random Walks and Random Spanning Trees
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We explore algorithms for generating random spanning trees. We first study an algorithm that was developed independently by David Alduous [1] and Andrei Broder [2]. The algorithm uses a a simple random walk in which edges that correspond to the first visit to vertices are added to the spanning tree. Analysis was inspired by Andrei Broder’s paper. Additionally, we study an algorithm by David Wilson [5] that uses loop-erased random walks and employs a clever cycle-popping proof.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013