## The Annals of Applied Probability

### Degree sequence of random permutation graphs

#### Abstract

In this paper, we study the asymptotics of the degree sequence of permutation graphs associated with a sequence of random permutations. The limiting finite-dimensional distributions of the degree proportions are established using results from graph and permutation limit theories. In particular, we show that for a uniform random permutation, the joint distribution of the degree proportions of the vertices labeled $\lceil nr_{1}\rceil,\lceil nr_{2}\rceil,\ldots,\lceil nr_{s}\rceil$ in the associated permutation graph converges to independent random variables $D(r_{1}),D(r_{2}),\ldots,D(r_{s})$, where $D(r_{i})\sim\operatorname{Unif}(r_{i},1-r_{i})$, for $r_{i}\in[0,1]$ and $i\in\{1,2,\ldots,s\}$. Moreover, the degree proportion of the mid-vertex (the vertex labeled $n/2$) has a central limit theorem, and the minimum degree converges to a Rayleigh distribution after an appropriate scaling. Finally, the asymptotic finite-dimensional distributions of the permutation graph associated with a Mallows random permutation is determined, and interesting phase transitions are observed. Our results extend to other nonuniform measures on permutations as well.

#### Article information

Source
Ann. Appl. Probab., Volume 27, Number 1 (2017), 439-484.

Dates
Revised: March 2016
First available in Project Euclid: 6 March 2017

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aoap/1488790832

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/16-AAP1207

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3619792

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1360.05150

#### Citation

Bhattacharya, Bhaswar B.; Mukherjee, Sumit. Degree sequence of random permutation graphs. Ann. Appl. Probab. 27 (2017), no. 1, 439--484. doi:10.1214/16-AAP1207. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aoap/1488790832

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