| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 73, Number 1, January 2006
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 8 - 14 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10355-0 | |
| Published online | 23 November 2005 | |
An algorithm for counting circuits: Application to real-world and random graphs
1
Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Università di Roma La Sapienza P. A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
2
CNRS-Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de l'ENS - 24 rue Lhomond 75005 Paris, France
3
Dipartimento di Fisica and SMC-INFM, Università di Roma La Sapienza P. A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
Received:
9
September
2005
Accepted:
26
October
2005
We introduce an algorithm which estimates the number of circuits in a graph as a function of their length. This approach provides analytical results for the typical entropy of circuits in sparse random graphs. When applied to real-world networks, it allows to estimate exponentially large numbers of circuits in polynomial time. We illustrate the method by studying a graph of the Internet structure.
PACS: 05.20.-y – Classical statistical mechanics / 02.10.Ox – Combinatorics; graph theory / 89.75.Hc – Networks and genealogical trees
© EDP Sciences, 2005
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