On Vertex Bisection Width of Random $d$-Regular Graphs

Abstract

Vertex bisection is a graph partitioning problem in which the aim is to find a partition into two equal parts that minimizes the number of vertices in one partition set that have a neighbor in the other set. We are interested in giving upper bounds on the vertex bisection width of random d-regular graphs for constant values of d. Our approach is based on analyzing a greedy algorithm by using the Differential Equations Method. In this way, we obtain the first known upper bounds for the vertex bisection width in random regular graphs. The results are compared with experimental ones and with lower bounds obtained by Kolesnik and Wormald, (Lower Bounds for the Isoperimetric Numbers * Research supported by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación under project PID2020-112581GB-C21† Ö. Y. Diner is partially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council Tübitak under project BIDEB 2219-1059B191802095 and by Kadir Has University under project 2018-BAP-08‡ Research supported by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación under project PID2020-113082GB-I00.