Tran–Vu conjecture on one-voter bias in majority dynamics

Let G(2n+Δ,1/2)\mathbb{G}(2n+\Delta,1/2) be the random graph with vertex sets initially colored red and blue as

R0={v1,,vn+Δ},B0={v1,,vn}.R_0=\{v_1,\ldots,v_{n+\Delta}\},\qquad B_0=\{v_1',\ldots,v_n'\}.

A color wins when all vertices eventually have that color. Tran–Vu's conjecture. For a function f(Δ)>0f(\Delta)>0, majority dynamics on G(2n+Δ,1/2)\mathbb{G}(2n+\Delta,1/2) converges to the all-red state Rk=R0B0R_k=R_0\cup B_0 with probability at least

12+f(Δ),\frac12+f(\Delta),

as nn\to\infty. This formalizes the claim that a bias of Δ\Delta extra red voters, in particular a single extra voter, influences the final state with positive probability. The paper presents this as a conjecture of Tran and Vu and notes an essentially equivalent formulation in subsequent work; the supplied text does not establish its resolution.

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Ashwin Sah and Mehtaab Sawhney, “Majority Dynamics: The Power of One”, arXiv:2105.13301 (2021).

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