Large Deviation Principles for Block and Step Graphon Random Graph Models

Borgs, Chayes, Gaudio, Petti and Sen [arXiv:2007.14508] proved a large deviation principle for block model random graphs with rational block ratios. We strengthen their result by allowing any block ratios (and also establish a simpler formula for the rate function). We apply the new result to derive a large deviation principle for graph sampling from any given step graphon.