Reproducing the first and second moments of empirical degree distributions
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| author | Marzi, Mattia Giuffrida, Francesca Garlaschelli, Diego Squartini, Tiziano |
| author_facet | Marzi, Mattia Giuffrida, Francesca Garlaschelli, Diego Squartini, Tiziano |
| contents | The study of probabilistic models for the analysis of complex networks represents a flourishing research field. Among the former, Exponential Random Graphs (ERGs) have gained increasing attention over the years. So far, only linear ERGs have been extensively employed to gain insight into the structural organisation of real-world complex networks. None, however, is capable of accounting for the variance of the empirical degree distribution. To this aim, non-linear ERGs must be considered. After showing that the usual mean-field approximation forces the degree-corrected version of the two-star model to degenerate, we define a fitness-induced variant of it. Such a `softened' model is capable of reproducing the sample variance, while retaining the explanatory power of its linear counterpart, within a purely canonical framework. |
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| spellingShingle | Reproducing the first and second moments of empirical degree distributions Marzi, Mattia Giuffrida, Francesca Garlaschelli, Diego Squartini, Tiziano Physics and Society Social and Information Networks Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability Statistical Finance The study of probabilistic models for the analysis of complex networks represents a flourishing research field. Among the former, Exponential Random Graphs (ERGs) have gained increasing attention over the years. So far, only linear ERGs have been extensively employed to gain insight into the structural organisation of real-world complex networks. None, however, is capable of accounting for the variance of the empirical degree distribution. To this aim, non-linear ERGs must be considered. After showing that the usual mean-field approximation forces the degree-corrected version of the two-star model to degenerate, we define a fitness-induced variant of it. Such a `softened' model is capable of reproducing the sample variance, while retaining the explanatory power of its linear counterpart, within a purely canonical framework. |
| title | Reproducing the first and second moments of empirical degree distributions |
| topic | Physics and Society Social and Information Networks Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability Statistical Finance |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.10373 |