On the Cycle Space of a Random Graph

Write $mathcal{C}(G)$ for the cycle space of a graph $G$, $mathcal{C}_kappa(G)$ for the subspace of $mathcal{C}(G)$ spanned by the copies of the $kappa$-cycle $C_kappa$ in $G$, $mathcal{T}_kappa$ for the class of graphs satisfying $mathcal{C}_kappa(G)=mathcal{C}(G)$, and $mathcal{Q}_kappa$ for the class of graphs each of whose edges lies in a $C_kappa$. We prove that for every odd $kappa geq 3$ and $G=G_{n,p}$, [max_p , Pr(G in mathcal{Q}_kappa setminus mathcal{T}_kappa) rightarrow 0;] so the $C_kappa$s of a random graph span its cycle space as soon as they cover its edges. For $kappa=3$ this was shown by DeMarco, Hamm and Kahn (2013).