Is breaking of ensemble equivalence monotone in the number of constraints? (Q1629116)

Breaking of ensemble equivalence means that different choices of the ensemble lead to asymptotically different behaviors. The author considers random graphs with a prescribed partial degree sequence. The breaking of ensemble equivalence is studied by analyzing how the relative entropy changes as a function of the number of constraints, in particular, it is shown that the relative entropy is a monotone function of the number of constraints. It is shown that ensemble equivalence breaks down whenever the regime is \(\delta\)-tame, irrespective of the number of degrees \(m\) that are constrained, provided \(m\) is not of order \(n\).