# we-solve research prompt: Math-2011, Some Questions — Question 12

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/some-questions-question-12/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 1200012; source catalogue code AMR-011-0012
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\section*{Some Questions — Question 12}\label{1200012}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 1200012 · AMR-011-0012 · Graph Theory · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Fix a prime $p$. Consider finite undirected graphs $G_j$ of uniformly bounded degree, with an integer label on each edge and, if needed, an integer diagonal label at each vertex. Let $A_j$ be the corresponding symmetric integer adjacency matrix: an off-diagonal entry is the edge label, or zero for a missing edge, and a diagonal entry is the vertex label.

Root $G_j$ at a uniformly selected vertex. Local convergence means that for every radius $r$, the distribution of the rooted, labeled radius-$r$ neighborhood converges to a probability distribution on such rooted neighborhoods, consistently as $r$ varies. Labels are retained in these distributions, not discarded.

Must the normalized ranks after reducing all entries modulo $p$ converge?
\[
 \lim_{j\to\infty}\frac{\operatorname{rank}_{\mathbb F_p}(A_j)}{|V(G_j)|}
                    \quad\hbox{exists?}
\]
Equivalently, ask whether the normalized dimensions of the kernels over the finite field $\mathbb F_p$ converge, since rank plus nullity equals the matrix size.

The matrices are sparse because degrees are bounded, but the dependence among their rows is a global algebraic feature. Real eigenvalue convergence therefore does not by itself prove the asserted finite-field rank convergence. The question includes the ordinary adjacency matrices with every edge label equal to one. The prime is fixed throughout a sequence; varying it with the graph would be a different problem.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Does local convergence of bounded-degree integer-labeled graphs force convergence of adjacency-matrix rank over a fixed finite field?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 1200012 (AMR-011-0012), 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 12. Original source indexed by AMR-011-0012.
\url{https://www.renyi.hu/~abert/questions.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-011-0012

## 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-1200012
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)