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Simulate network growth

Source: R/simulate_network_growth.R
simulate_network_growth.Rd

simulate_network_growth() grows a network one node at a time. New nodes attach either randomly or preferentially to already well-connected nodes.

Usage

simulate_network_growth(
  n_nodes = 50,
  m = 2,
  mode = c("preferential", "random"),
  seed = NULL
)

Arguments

n_nodes

Final number of nodes.

m

Number of edges each new node attempts to form.

mode

Either "preferential" or "random".

seed

Optional random seed.

Value

A list with edges, degree_history, and adjacency_matrix.

Examples

net <- simulate_network_growth(n_nodes = 20, seed = 1)
head(net$edges)
#>   from to step
#> 1    1  2    2
#> 2    3  2    3
#> 3    3  1    3
#> 4    4  3    4
#> 5    4  1    4
#> 6    5  1    5