A randomized construction of high girth regular graphs

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Abstract: We describe a new random greedy algorithm for generating regular graphs of high girth: Let kgeq3 and cin(0,1) be fixed. Let ninmathbbN be even and set g=clogk1(n). Begin with a Hamilton cycle G on n vertices. As long as the smallest degree delta(G)<k, choose, uniformly at random, two vertices u,vinV(G) of degree delta(G) whose distance is at least g1. If there are no such vertex pairs, abort. Otherwise, add the edge uv to E(G). We show that with high probability this algorithm yields a k-regular graph with girth at least g. Our analysis also implies that there are left(Omega(n)ight)kn/2 labeled k-regular n-vertex graphs with girth at least g.











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