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On the Degree Sequence of an Evolving Random Graph Process and Its Critical Phenomenon

Part of:Graph theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Xian-Yuan Wu,
Zhao Dong,
Ke Liu and
Kai-Yuan Cai
Xian-Yuan Wu*
Affiliation:
Capital Normal University
Zhao Dong*
Affiliation:
Capital Normal University
Ke Liu*
Affiliation:
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kai-Yuan Cai*
Affiliation:
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
*
∗ Postal address: School of Mathematical Sciences, Institute of Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Science, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China. Email address: wuxy@mail.cnu.edu.cn
∗∗ Postal address: Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
∗∗ Postal address: Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
∗∗∗∗∗ Postal address: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Integrated Control, Department of Automatic Control, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, 100083, China. Email address: kycai@buaa.edu.cn
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Abstract

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In this paper we focus on the problem of the degree sequence for a random graph process with edge deletion. We prove that, while a specific parameter varies, the limit degree distribution of the model exhibits critical phenomenon.

Keywords

Degree sequencepower lawcritical phenomenonreal-world networks

MSC classification

Secondary:05C07: Vertex degrees05C80: Random graphs

Information

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , December 2009, pp. 1213 - 1220
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 2009 

Footnotes

Supported in part by the Foundation of Beijing Education Bureau under grant 09224010003 and the Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 10971143.

Supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of China under grants 10671197 and 10721101.

Supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of China and Microsoft Research Asia under grant 60633010.

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