# we-solve research prompt: Math-2010, Some Questions — Question 8

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/some-questions-question-8/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 1200008; source catalogue code AMR-011-0008
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\section*{Some Questions — Question 8}\label{1200008}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 1200008 · AMR-011-0008 · Graph Theory · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $G=(V,E)$ be a finite simple vertex-transitive graph, with maximum degree at most $d$. Its edge-expansion constant is the minimum of $|E(A,V\setminus A)|/|A|$ over nonempty sets $A$ of size at most $|V|/2$. For a permutation $\sigma$ of $V$, define its adjacency error and distance to the automorphism group by
\[
 e_G(\sigma)=\frac{|\sigma(E)\mathbin{\triangle}E|}{|V|},\qquad
 a_G(\sigma)=\min_{\tau\in\operatorname{Aut}(G)}
            \frac{|\{v:\sigma(v)\ne\tau(v)\}|}{|V|}.
\]
Here $\sigma(E)$ is the set of unordered pairs obtained by applying $\sigma$ to both endpoints of each edge.

For fixed $d$ and $h>0$, is the following uniform stability statement true? For every $\varepsilon>0$ there exists $\delta>0$ such that, for every such graph with expansion at least $h$,
\[
 e_G(\sigma)<\delta\quad\Longrightarrow\quad a_G(\sigma)<\varepsilon.
\]
Equivalently, along any bounded-degree vertex-transitive expander family, permutations making a vanishing fraction of edge errors are a vanishing normalized Hamming distance from genuine automorphisms.

The approximating automorphism may vary with the permutation and graph, but the error threshold cannot depend on graph order. Counting a few incorrect edges alone does not require a permutation to be close pointwise to the identity; it may approximate any automorphism. Expansion and vertex transitivity are both hypotheses of the intended question.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Must an almost adjacency-preserving permutation of a vertex-transitive expander be close to a genuine automorphism?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 1200008 (AMR-011-0008), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Abert - Some questions (pdf) (2010), Question 8. Original source indexed by AMR-011-0008.
\url{https://www.renyi.hu/~abert/questions.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-011-0008

## 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-1200008
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)