# we-solve research prompt: Math-1711, Uniform expansion bounds for graph nets

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/uniform-expansion-bounds-for-graph-nets/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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\section*{Uniform expansion bounds for graph nets}\label{10000012}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 10000012 · AMR-099-0012 · Graph Theory · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For an infinite connected graph $G$, let $h(G)=\inf_{0<|A|<\infty}|\partial_G A|/|A|$, where $\partial_G A$ is the external vertex boundary. A $k$-net is a maximal set $N\subseteq V(G)$ whose distinct points have graph distance at least $k$. Its graph $G_k$ joins distinct points of $N$ whenever their original distance is at most $2k$.

For real $h>0$, integer $d\ge2$, and integer $k\ge1$, define the optimal uniform lower bound
\[
F(h,d,k)=\inf\{h(G_k):h(G)>h,\ \sup_v\deg_G(v)<d\},
\]
where the infimum ranges over all infinite connected graphs satisfying the conditions and all their $k$-nets. The fixed-$k$ comparison gives positive lower bounds. Is
\[
\inf_{k\ge1}F(1,10,k)>0?
\]
Equivalently, is there one $\varepsilon>0$ such that every net at every scale of every graph with $h(G)>1$ and maximum degree at most nine has Cheeger constant at least $\varepsilon$?

The source also asks for the behavior on a fixed regular tree $T_d$, $d\ge3$. With $F_d(k)=\inf_N h((T_d)_k)$ over its $k$-nets, is $\inf_kF_d(k)>0$, and does $F_d(k)\to\infty$ as $k\to\infty$? The infimum over nets is essential because maximal separated sets need not be unique or symmetric. These are uniform expansion questions; the degrees of the net graphs themselves may grow with $k$.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Do graph nets retain uniformly positive expansion at all scales, and does their expansion grow without bound on regular trees?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 10000012 (AMR-099-0012), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Benjamini - Coarse Geometry and Randomness (Saint-Flour notes), Open problem 1.72, PDF page 15. Original source indexed by AMR-099-0012.
\url{https://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itai/stflouraug24.pdf#page=15}.
\item[S3] I. Benjamini, Coarse Geometry and Randomness, primary Saint-Flour notes; the numbered question and its surrounding definitions.
\url{https://arquivo.pt/noFrame/replay/20201231041548id_/http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itai/stflouraug24.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-099-0012

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-10000012
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)