arXiv · 2606.24887
Critical Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi digraph: all eigenvectors away from zero are delocalized
Abstract
We consider the adjacency matrix of the directed Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi graph. As long as the expected degree is larger than the logarithm of the number of vertices, the graph is connected, we show that all eigenvectors are completely delocalized. Below this critical scale, we prove eigenvector delocalization if the corresponding eigenvalue is away from zero. This contrasts the \emph{undirected} or Hermitian setting, where large eigenvalues have localized eigenvectors [arXiv:2005.14180]. Our results also hold for sparse random matrices with independent entries, which can be viewed as weighted Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi digraphs.
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Johannes Alt, Sarah Timhadjelt. 2026-06-23. Critical Erd{\H o}s-R\'enyi digraph: all eigenvectors away from zero are delocalized. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.24887
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