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2112.03228

Uniform even subgraphs and graphical representations of Ising as factors of i.i.d.

Omer Angel, Gourab Ray, Yinon Spinka

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Strong Field
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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

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The candidate solution reproduces the paper’s construction: couple Loop O(1) to FK–Ising with p=2x/(1+x), ph=2y/(1+y); sample FK–Ising as a (graph) factor of i.i.d.; on each cluster build, as a factor, a one-ended spanning forest; extract a locally finite generating family of the relevant cycle space; assign i.i.d. fair bits and take the mod-2 sum to sample the uniform even subgraph; compose these factor maps. It also correctly treats the exceptional (x,y)=(1,0) two-ended case and the free-boundary cases (y>0, invariant amenable, geodesic-cycle condition, planar maps). These steps align with Theorems 1.1–1.2 and supporting lemmas/propositions in the paper, with no substantive gaps or contradictions.

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The work provides robust factor-of-i.i.d. representations for the Loop O(1) model via a clean synthesis of FK–Ising couplings, coding methods for uniform even subgraphs, and new results on WUSF as a factor. It answers natural questions in the area and should be of broad interest to researchers in probability on graphs and statistical mechanics.