Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Estimating graph parameters with random walks   An algorithm observes the trajectories of random walks over an unknown graph
$G$, starting from the same vertex $x$, as well as the degrees along the
trajectories. For all finite connected graphs, one can estimate the number of
edges $m$ up to a bounded factor in
$O\left(t_{\mathrm{rel}}^{3/4}\sqrt{m/d}\right)$ steps, where
$t_{\mathrm{rel}}$ is the relaxation time of the lazy random walk on $G$ and
$d$ is the minimum degree in $G$. Alternatively, $m$ can be estimated in
$O\left(t_{\mathrm{unif}} +t_{\mathrm{rel}}^{5/6}\sqrt{n}\right)$, where $n$ is
the number of vertices and $t_{\mathrm{unif}}$ is the uniform mixing time on
$G$. The number of vertices $n$ can then be estimated up to a bounded factor in
an additional $O\left(t_{\mathrm{unif}}\frac{m}{n}\right)$ steps. Our
algorithms are based on counting the number of intersections of random walk
paths $X,Y$, i.e. the number of pairs $(t,s)$ such that $X_t=Y_s$. This
improves on previous estimates which only consider collisions (i.e., times $t$
with $X_t=Y_t$). We also show that the complexity of our algorithms is optimal,
even when restricting to graphs with a prescribed relaxation time. Finally, we
show that, given either $m$ or the mixing time of $G$, we can compute the
"other parameter" with a self-stopping algorithm.

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The categories of this paper are: q-fin
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: alg-geom
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The categories of this paper are: hep-th
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The categories of this paper are: bayes-an
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The categories of this paper are: gr-qc
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The categories of this paper are: econ
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The categories of this paper are: ao-sci
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The categories of this paper are: adap-org
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The categories of this paper are: eess
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The categories of this paper are: nlin
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The categories of this paper are: mtrl-th
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The categories of this paper are: q-bio
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The categories of this paper are: physics
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The categories of this paper are: math-ph
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-th