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For a reversible Markov chain with stationary flow $Q(x,y)=\pi (x)P(x,y)$, the conductance of a set $A$ isIts Cheeger constant minimizes the boundary flow divided by the smaller stationary mass of the two sides of the cut.

Under the standard intended reading that the added edges form a perfect matching between $G_n$ and $H_n$, the claim follows as follows. Degrees in $M_n$ remain bounded in terms of $\Delta$. For $A\subseteq V(M_n)$, write $A_G=A\cap V(G_n)$ and $A_H=A\cap V(H_n)$. The matching contributes at least $||A_G|-|A_H||$ boundary edges, while expansion inside $G_n$ contributes a constant multiple of $\min \{|A_G|,n-|A_G|\}$. A case split according as $|A_G|\le n/2$ or $|A_G|>n/2$ showsThus $M_n$ has a uniform Cheeger constant. Cheeger inequality gives a uniformly bounded relaxation time, while ${\pi }_{\min }\asymp 1/n$. The usual spectral mixing estimate, or part (b), then gives $t_{\mathrm{mix}}\lesssim \log n$.

If “adding $n$ edges” permits all $G_n$ vertices to attach to the same vertex of $H_n$, the assertion is false as written. Take $H_n$ to be a path and attach every vertex of the expander to one endpoint. A walk started at the other endpoint needs order $n^2$ time to reach the attachment endpoint, so its mixing time is not $O(\log n)$. The perfect-matching interpretation is therefore necessary.