# we-solve research prompt: Math-1713, Roughly transitive graphs versus homogeneous spaces

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/roughly-transitive-graphs-versus-homogeneous-spaces/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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\section*{Roughly transitive graphs versus homogeneous spaces}\label{10000015}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 10000015 · AMR-099-0015 · Graph Theory · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For metric spaces $X,Y$, a map $f:X\to Y$ is an $(A,B)$-quasi-isometry, with $A\ge1$ and $B\ge0$, if
\[
A^{-1}d_X(x,x')-B\le d_Y(f(x),f(x'))\le A d_X(x,x')+B
\]
for all $x,x'\in X$, and every point of $Y$ is within distance $B$ of $f(X)$. The term rough isometry in this problem permits these multiplicative and additive constants.

Call a connected graph $G$, with its graph metric, uniformly roughly transitive if some fixed finite $A,B$ have the following property: for every pair of vertices $x,y$, there is an $(A,B)$-quasi-isometry $f_{x,y}:G\to G$ with $f_{x,y}(x)=y$. A metric space $M$ is homogeneous if its group of distance-preserving bijections acts transitively on its points.

Does there exist an infinite uniformly roughly transitive graph which is not quasi-isometric to any homogeneous metric space? Equivalently, is every such graph quasi-isometric to some homogeneous space, with no requirement that this space itself be a graph or a Cayley graph?

Uniformity of $A,B$ over the choice of $x,y$ is part of the hypothesis. Allowing constants to depend arbitrarily on that pair would give a different and much weaker notion. A proposed homogeneous comparison space must admit actual isometries between all pairs of points, while the original graph only supplies approximate self-symmetries. The question asks whether the approximate symmetry can always be replaced, at bounded metric distortion, by exact homogeneity.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Is every graph with uniform approximate transitivity coarsely equivalent to a space with exact transitive isometries?
\subsection{Sources}
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\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 10000015 (AMR-099-0015), 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 2.3, PDF page 22. Original source indexed by AMR-099-0015.
\url{https://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itai/stflouraug24.pdf#page=22}.
\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}.
\item[S4] I. Benjamini, Euclidean vs. Graph Metric, primary numbered question and conventions.
\url{https://arquivo.pt/noFrame/replay/20201231041538id_/http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~itai/erd100.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-099-0015

## 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-10000015
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)