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The paper characterises a constant γ_d by a functional equation, estimates it numerically at about 0.871, and derives an analytic lower bound of about 0.812.
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“We characterize $γ_{\rm d}$ via a functional equation, solve the latter numerically to estimate $γ_{\rm d} \approx 0.871$, and obtain an analytic lowerbound $γ_{\rm d} \ge 1 + \ln (2 (\sqrt{2}-1)) \approx 0.812$.”
From Budzynski and Semerjian (2020), arXiv 1911.09377. Quote verified against the arXiv abstract on 23 Oct 2026.
functional equation:
An equation whose unknown is a whole function rather than a single number, so the solution is a function satisfying a stated relation.
γ_d:
The constant that sets the correction term in the location of the clustering (dynamic) transition in the large k and q limit.
analytic lower bound:
A limit on how small the constant can be, derived by mathematical argument rather than by numerical computation.
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The paper
The Asymptotics of the Clustering Transition for Random Constraint Satisfaction Problems
Louise Budzynski and Guilhem Semerjian
Journal of Statistical Physics · published 2020 · arXiv 1911.09377
The paper locates the clustering transition of random hypergraph bicoloring and random graph colouring at large k and q, finding one shared constant and relating it to the rigidity threshold.
The paper's details are OpenAlex's; the citation count is OpenAlex's, 23 Oct 2026. The line on the paper is machine-written, as noted under Why it matters.
Why it matters
The clustering transition marks a density of constraints at which the solutions of a random problem change their structure. The constant γ_d fixes the position of this threshold at leading orders for both models, so a numerical estimate and a rigorous lower bound pin down where it lies. The result also sits close to the rigidity threshold, which occurs at γ_r = 1 on the same asymptotic scale.
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What the authors did
The authors studied the clustering transition, linked to a tree reconstruction problem, in two random constraint problems: bicoloring of k-uniform hypergraphs and q-coloring of random graphs. They analysed the large k and q limit.
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What they found
In the large k, q limit the clustering transition occurs at densities given by the same constant γ_d for both hypergraph bicoloring and graph q-coloring.
γ_d is characterised through a functional equation, whose numerical solution gives an estimate of about 0.871.
An analytic lower bound of about 0.812 is obtained, and the analysis shows an interplay with the rigidity threshold at γ_r = 1.
Machine-written from the paper's abstract, as noted under Why it matters.
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"We characterize $γ_{\rm d}$ via a functional equation, solve the latter numerically to estimate $γ_{\rm d} \approx 0.871$, and obtain an analytic lowerbound $γ_{\rm d} \ge 1 + \ln (2 (\sqrt{2}-1)) \approx 0.812$."
(Budzynski et al., Journal of Statistical Physics, 2020)
In plain words (machine-written from the paper's abstract): The paper characterises a constant γ_d by a functional equation, estimates it numerically at about 0.871, and derives an analytic lower bound of about 0.812.
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