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#### Orientability Thresholds for Random Hypergraphs

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Gao,  Pu
Algorithms and Complexity, MPI for Informatics, Max Planck Society;

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arXiv:1009.5489.pdf
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##### Citation

Gao, P., & Wormald, N. (2010). Orientability Thresholds for Random Hypergraphs. doi:10.1017/S096354831400073X.

Cite as: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0028-4CC6-E
##### Abstract
Let $h>w>0$ be two fixed integers. Let $\orH$ be a random hypergraph whose hyperedges are all of cardinality $h$. To {\em $w$-orient} a hyperedge, we assign exactly $w$ of its vertices positive signs with respect to the hyperedge, and the rest negative. A $(w,k)$-orientation of $\orH$ consists of a $w$-orientation of all hyperedges of $\orH$, such that each vertex receives at most $k$ positive signs from its incident hyperedges. When $k$ is large enough, we determine the threshold of the existence of a $(w,k)$-orientation of a random hypergraph. The $(w,k)$-orientation of hypergraphs is strongly related to a general version of the off-line load balancing problem. The graph case, when $h=2$ and $w=1$, was solved recently by Cain, Sanders and Wormald and independently by Fernholz and Ramachandran, which settled a conjecture of Karp and Saks.