Minimal spanning trees for graphs with random edge lengths

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A finite connected simple graph \(G\) has independent identically distributed edge lengths and \(L\) is the minimal sum of the lengths of any spanning tree of \(G.\) It is shown that \(L\) has an integral representation that allows the expected value \(EL\) to be given in terms of the Tutte polynomial of \(G.\) For \(G\) equal to the complete graph on \(n\) vertices, this leads to an explicit exact formula for \(EL\) for \(n\) up to \(9.\) The paper also contains related results based on Poisson weighted infinite trees, Poisson Galton-Watson trees, and the theory of local weak convergence. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0997.00016].




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