# we-solve research prompt: Math-1693, Do peaks of random labelings repel each other?

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/do-peaks-of-random-labelings-repel-each-other/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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\section*{Do peaks of random labelings repel each other?}\label{9500009}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 9500009 · AMR-094-0009 · Probability · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
For $n\ge2$, let $G_n$ be the grid graph with vertex set $\{1,\ldots,n\}^2$, joining two vertices when their Euclidean coordinates differ by one in exactly one coordinate. There is no wrap-around at the boundary. Choose a bijection $\ell:V(G_n)\to\{1,\ldots,n^2\}$ uniformly from all $(n^2)!$ labelings.

A vertex $v$ is a peak when $\ell(v)>\ell(w)$ for every neighbor $w$ of $v$. Condition the labeling on the event that it has exactly two peaks, denoted $u_n$ and $v_n$ in either order. Let
\[
\rho_n=d_{G_n}(u_n,v_n)
=|u_n^{(1)}-v_n^{(1)}|+|u_n^{(2)}-v_n^{(2)}|.
\]
Does $\rho_n/n$ converge in distribution to zero under these conditional laws as $n\to\infty$?

Because the proposed limit is deterministic, the question is equivalently whether, for every $\varepsilon>0$,
\[
\mathbb P\bigl(\rho_n>\varepsilon n\mid
\ell\text{ has exactly two peaks}\bigr)\longrightarrow0.
\]
The conditioning is performed separately for each finite grid, on an event of positive probability. Boundary vertices are tested against only their actual neighbors. The assertion concerns distances on the linear scale of the square; it allows the unscaled distance to grow. No ordering of the two peaks is needed, and the question is about their positions rather than the difference between their numerical labels.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Conditioned on exactly two peaks in a uniformly labeled square grid, does their separation become negligible compared with the side length?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 9500009 (AMR-094-0009), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Burdzy - My favorite open problems (2009), Problem 9. Original source indexed by AMR-094-0009.
\url{https://sites.math.washington.edu/~burdzy/open_mathjax.php}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-094-0009

## 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-9500009
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)