Sampling Line-Graph Colorings with Constant Extra Colors

Source abstract

Let $G$ be the line graph of a finite simple graph, with $n\geq1$ vertices and maximum degree $Δ$. We prove that single-site Glauber dynamics for uniform proper $q$-colorings mixes in $O_Δ(n\log(n/\varepsilon))$ steps for every integer $q\geqΔ+5$. Our proof uses the Bochner framework of Chen and Liu (2026).