Are Large Random Graphs Always Safe to Hide?

We discuss winning possibilities of players in various variants of cops and robber game played on large random graphs, a testbed for various kinds of network queries, search problems in particular.We explore the use of logic frameworks to investigate such results; in particular, we show that whenever a winning condition for either player can be expressed as a certain kind of formula in first-order logic, that player almost always wins.In the process, we obtain more insight into the logic-game connection from the zero-one law perspective.

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Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
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2025-11-25
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https://doi.org/10.4204/eptcs.437.26
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Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
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Are Large Random Graphs Always Safe to Hide?

Sujata Ghosh, Sourav Chakraborty, Sharmistha Samanta
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
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Are Large Random Graphs Always Safe to Hide?

Sujata Ghosh, Sourav Chakraborty, Sharmistha Samanta
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Abstract

We discuss winning possibilities of players in various variants of cops and robber game played on large random graphs, a testbed for various kinds of network queries, search problems in particular.We explore the use of logic frameworks to investigate such results; in particular, we show that whenever a winning condition for either player can be expressed as a certain kind of formula in first-order logic, that player almost always wins.In the process, we obtain more insight into the logic-game connection from the zero-one law perspective.

Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer ScienceVol. 437
Indian Statistical Institute (IN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 63%
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
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