Hub-collision avoidance and leaf-node options algorithm for fractal dimension and renormalization of complex networks

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Main Authors: Guo, Feiyan, Zhou, Jiajun, Ruan, Zhongyuan, Zhang, Jian, Qi, Lin
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author Guo, Feiyan
Zhou, Jiajun
Ruan, Zhongyuan
Zhang, Jian
Qi, Lin
author_facet Guo, Feiyan
Zhou, Jiajun
Ruan, Zhongyuan
Zhang, Jian
Qi, Lin
contents The box-covering method plays a fundamental role in the fractal property recognition and renormalization analysis of complex networks. This study proposes the hub-collision avoidance and leaf-node options (HALO) algorithm. In the box sampling process, a forward sampling rule (for avoiding hub collisions) and a reverse sampling rule (for preferentially selecting leaf nodes) are determined for bidirectional network traversal to reduce the randomness of sampling. In the box selection process, the larger necessary boxes are preferentially selected to join the solution by continuously removing small boxes. The compact-box-burning (CBB) algorithm, the maximum-excluded-mass-burning (MEMB) algorithm, the overlapping-box-covering (OBCA) algorithm, and the algorithm for combining small-box-removal strategy and maximum box sampling with a sampling density of 30 (SM30) are compared with HALO in experiments. Results on nine real networks show that HALO achieves the highest performance score and obtains 11.40%, 7.67%, 2.18%, and 8.19% fewer boxes than the compared algorithms, respectively. The algorithm determinism is significantly improved. The fractal dimensions estimated by covering four standard networks are more accurate. Moreover, different from MEMB or OBCA, HALO is not affected by the tightness of the hubs and exhibits a stable performance in different networks. Finally, the time complexities of HALO and the compared algorithms are all O(N^2), which is reasonable and acceptable.
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spellingShingle Hub-collision avoidance and leaf-node options algorithm for fractal dimension and renormalization of complex networks
Guo, Feiyan
Zhou, Jiajun
Ruan, Zhongyuan
Zhang, Jian
Qi, Lin
Physics and Society
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
The box-covering method plays a fundamental role in the fractal property recognition and renormalization analysis of complex networks. This study proposes the hub-collision avoidance and leaf-node options (HALO) algorithm. In the box sampling process, a forward sampling rule (for avoiding hub collisions) and a reverse sampling rule (for preferentially selecting leaf nodes) are determined for bidirectional network traversal to reduce the randomness of sampling. In the box selection process, the larger necessary boxes are preferentially selected to join the solution by continuously removing small boxes. The compact-box-burning (CBB) algorithm, the maximum-excluded-mass-burning (MEMB) algorithm, the overlapping-box-covering (OBCA) algorithm, and the algorithm for combining small-box-removal strategy and maximum box sampling with a sampling density of 30 (SM30) are compared with HALO in experiments. Results on nine real networks show that HALO achieves the highest performance score and obtains 11.40%, 7.67%, 2.18%, and 8.19% fewer boxes than the compared algorithms, respectively. The algorithm determinism is significantly improved. The fractal dimensions estimated by covering four standard networks are more accurate. Moreover, different from MEMB or OBCA, HALO is not affected by the tightness of the hubs and exhibits a stable performance in different networks. Finally, the time complexities of HALO and the compared algorithms are all O(N^2), which is reasonable and acceptable.
title Hub-collision avoidance and leaf-node options algorithm for fractal dimension and renormalization of complex networks
topic Physics and Society
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.00291