Sampling Line-Graph Colorings with Constant Extra Colors

Abstract

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