Combinatorics and Graph Theory II
Ramsey theory, extremal graph theory. First moment method, second moment method, alterations. Concentration inequalities. Lovasz local lemma. Martingale methods. Correlation inequalities. Phase transitions. Random trees, random planar maps.
Prereq: 6501 or permission of instructor.
Prereq: 6501 or permission of instructor.
Textbook
Title: The Probabilistic Method
Edition: 4th
Author: Alon/Spencer/Erdos
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9781119061953