Subgraph counts for dense random graphs with specified degrees

Abstract

We prove two estimates for the expectation of the exponential of a complex function of a random permutation or subset. Using this theory, we find asymptotic expressions for the expected number of copies and induced copies of a given graph in a uniformly random graph with degree sequence $(d_1,\ldots,d_n)$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$. We also determine the expected number of spanning trees in this model. The range of degrees covered includes $d_j = \lambda n + O(n^{1/2+\varepsilon})$ for some $\lambda$ bounded away from $0$ and $1$.