Structural convergence and algebraic roots

Structural convergence is a framework for convergence of graphs by Ne\v{s}et\v{r}il and Ossona de Mendez that unifies the dense (left) graph convergence and Benjamini-Schramm convergence. They posed a problem asking whether for a given sequence of graphs $(G_n)$ converging to a limit $L$ and a vertex $r$ of $L$ it is possible to find a sequence of vertices $(r_n)$ such that $L$ rooted at $r$ is the limit of the graphs $G_n$ rooted at $r_n$. A counterexample was found by Christofides and Kr\'{a}l', but they showed that the statement holds for almost all vertices $r$ of $L$. We offer another perspective to the original problem by considering the size of definable sets to which the root $r$ belongs. We prove that if $r$ is an algebraic vertex (i.e. belongs to a finite definable set), the sequence of roots $(r_n)$ always exists.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2024-10-18
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14395645
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Advanced Topology and Set Theory
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Structural convergence and algebraic roots

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Advanced Topology and Set Theory
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Structural convergence and algebraic roots

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Abstract

Structural convergence is a framework for convergence of graphs by Ne\v{s}et\v{r}il and Ossona de Mendez that unifies the dense (left) graph convergence and Benjamini-Schramm convergence. They posed a problem asking whether for a given sequence of graphs $(G_n)$ converging to a limit $L$ and a vertex $r$ of $L$ it is possible to find a sequence of vertices $(r_n)$ such that $L$ rooted at $r$ is the limit of the graphs $G_n$ rooted at $r_n$. A counterexample was found by Christofides and Kr\'{a}l', but they showed that the statement holds for almost all vertices $r$ of $L$. We offer another perspective to the original problem by considering the size of definable sets to which the root $r$ belongs. We prove that if $r$ is an algebraic vertex (i.e. belongs to a finite definable set), the sequence of roots $(r_n)$ always exists.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Charles University (CZ), Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer Science (CZ)
Openalex Percentile: Top 57%
Advanced Topology and Set Theory
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