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The document outlines a procedure for analyzing a random graph with 40 nodes, focusing on the largest connected component's degree distribution. It includes steps for generating the graph, visualizing components, calculating and plotting the degree distribution, fitting a power-law distribution, and displaying estimated parameters. This analysis aims to provide insights into the structural properties of networks, which often exhibit power-law behavior similar to real-world networks like social media and the internet.

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The document outlines a procedure for analyzing a random graph with 40 nodes, focusing on the largest connected component's degree distribution. It includes steps for generating the graph, visualizing components, calculating and plotting the degree distribution, fitting a power-law distribution, and displaying estimated parameters. This analysis aims to provide insights into the structural properties of networks, which often exhibit power-law behavior similar to real-world networks like social media and the internet.

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Explanation:

* Generate a random graph: Creates a graph with 40 nodes and an edge


probability of 0.1.

* Find and visualize the largest connected component: Similar to previous


examples.

* Calculate and plot the degree distribution:

* Determines the degree of each node in the largest component.

* Plots the degree distribution using a logarithmic scale on the x-axis.

* Fit a power-law distribution:

* Fits a power-law distribution (y = a*x^(-gamma)) to the observed


degree distribution.

* FindFit function determines the best-fit values for parameters a and


gamma.

* Plot the fitted power-law distribution:

* Overlays the fitted power-law curve on the degree distribution


histogram.

* Print the estimated parameters:

* Displays the estimated values of a and gamma for the fitted power-law
distribution.

Key Points:

* This code explores the degree distribution of the largest connected


component in a random graph.

* Power-law distributions are often observed in real-world networks, such


as social networks and the internet.

* Fitting a power-law distribution to the degree data can provide insights


into the underlying structure and mechanisms of the network.

This example demonstrates a more advanced analysis of graph properties,


focusing on the degree distribution and its potential power-law behavior.
You can further modify this code to explore other statistical properties of
the graph and investigate different network models.

Needs["Combinatorica`"]

(* Define a function to generate a random graph *)


RandomGraphGenerator[n_, p_] :=

AdjacencyGraph[Table[If[RandomReal[] < p, 1, 0], {i, 1, n}, {j, 1, n}],

SparseArray -> True]

(* Generate a random graph with 40 nodes and edge probability 0.1 *)

graph = RandomGraphGenerator[40, 0.1];

(* Visualize the graph *)

GraphPlot[graph, VertexLabeling -> True, VertexSize -> 0.1]

(* Find the connected components *)

components = ConnectedComponents[graph];

(* Print the number of connected components *)

Print["Number of Connected Components:", Length[components]]

(* Find the largest connected component *)

largestComponent = MaximalBy[components, Length][[1]];

(* Generate a subgraph of the largest component *)

subgraph = Subgraph[graph, VertexList[largestComponent]];

(* Visualize the subgraph *)

GraphPlot[subgraph, VertexLabeling -> True, VertexSize -> 0.1]

(* Calculate the degree distribution *)

degrees = VertexDegree[subgraph];

(* Plot the degree distribution *)


Histogram[degrees, "Log", PlotRange -> All,

FrameLabel -> {"Degree", "Frequency"},

PlotLabel -> "Degree Distribution of the Largest Component"]

(* Fit a power-law distribution to the degree data *)

fit = FindFit[Transpose[{Range[Length[degrees]] - 1, Sort[degrees,


Greater]}],

a*x^-gamma, {a, gamma}, x]

(* Plot the fitted power-law distribution *)

Show[Histogram[degrees, "Log", PlotRange -> All,

FrameLabel -> {"Degree", "Frequency"},

PlotLabel -> "Degree Distribution of the Largest Component"],

Plot[a*x^-gamma /. fit, {x, 1, Max[degrees]}]]

(* Print the estimated parameters of the power-law distribution *)

Print["Estimated Parameters of the Power-Law Distribution:"]

Print["a =", a /. fit]

Print["gamma =", gamma /. fit]

Explanation:

* Generate a random graph: Creates a graph with 40 nodes and an edge


probability of 0.1.

* Find and visualize connected components: Identifies and visualizes the


largest connected component.

* Calculate and plot degree distribution: Determines the degree of each


node in the largest component and plots the distribution on a log-log
scale.

* Fit a power-law distribution: Fits a power-law function (a*x^-gamma) to


the degree distribution data.
* Plot the fitted distribution: Overlays the fitted power-law curve on the
degree distribution histogram.

* Print the estimated parameters: Displays the estimated values of the


parameters a and gamma of the fitted power-law distribution.

This code analyzes the degree distribution of the largest connected


component in a randomly generated graph and attempts to fit a power-
law distribution to it. Power-law distributions are often observed in real-
world networks, such as social networks and the internet, indicating that a
small number of nodes have a very high degree, while most nodes have a
relatively low degree.

This analysis helps to characterize the structural properties of the


generated graph and can provide insights into the potential behavior of
real-world networks with similar characteristics.

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