Instability of scale-free networks under node-breaking avalanches

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2001-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0106136v2

Europhys. Lett., 58 (4), 630 (2002).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 4 figures, final version to be published in Europhys. Lett

Scientific paper

10.1209/epl/i2002-00442-2

The instability introduced in a large scale-free network by the triggering of node-breaking avalanches is analyzed using the fiber-bundle model as conceptual framework. We found, by measuring the size of the giant component, the avalanche size distribution and other quantities, the existence of an abrupt transition. This test of strength for complex networks like Internet is more stringent than others recently considered like the random removal of nodes, analyzed within the framework of percolation theory. Finally, we discuss the possible implications of our results and their relevance in forecasting cascading failures in scale-free networks.

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