Random d-regular graphs have been well studied when tl is fixed and the num
ber of vertices goes to infinity. We obtain results on many of the properti
es of a random d-regular graph when d = d(n) grows more quickly than rootn.
These properties include connectivity, hamiltonicity, independent set size
, chromatic number, choice number, and the size of the second eigenvalue, a
mong others. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.