The Phase Transition Concerning the Giant Component in a Sparse Random Graph: A Theorem of Erdős and Rényi

  • Ross G. Pinsky
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Abstract

Let \(G_{n}(p_{n}) = ([n],E_{n}(p_{n}))\) denote the Erdős–Rényi graph of size n which was introduced in Chap. 9. As in Chap. 9, the generic notation P for probability and E for expectation will be used in this chapter.

Keywords

Random Graph Probability Generate Function Extinction Probability Extinction Time Graph Size 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ross G. Pinsky
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  1. 1.Department of MathematicsTechnion-Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifaIsrael

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