arXiv · 1807.11695
Generalization of core percolation on complex networks
Abstract
We introduce a $k$-leaf removal algorithm as a generalization of the so-called leaf removal algorithm. In this pruning algorithm, vertices of degree smaller than $k$, together with their first nearest neighbors and all incident edges are progressively removed from a random network. As the result of this pruning the network is reduced to a subgraph which we call the Generalized $k$-core ($Gk$-core). Performing this pruning for the sequence of natural numbers $k$, we decompose the network into a hierarchy of progressively nested $Gk$-cores. We present an analytical framework for description of $Gk$-core percolation for undirected uncorrelated networks with arbitrary degree distributions (configuration model). To confirm our results, we also derive rate equations for the $k$-leaf removal algorithm which enable us to obtain the structural characteristics of the $Gk$-cores in another way. Also we apply our algorithm to a number of real-world networks and perform the $Gk$-core decomposition for them.
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N. Azimi-Tafreshi, S. Osat, S. N. Dorogovtsev. 2019-02-23. Generalization of core percolation on complex networks. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.99.022312
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