k_crust

k_crust(G, k=None, core_number=None)[source]

Returns the k-crust of G.

The k-crust is the graph G with the edges of the k-core removed and isolated nodes found after the removal of edges are also removed.

Parameters
GNetworkX graph

A graph or directed graph.

kint, optional

The order of the shell. If not specified return the main crust.

core_numberdictionary, optional

Precomputed core numbers for the graph G.

Returns
GNetworkX graph

The k-crust subgraph

Raises
NetworkXError

The k-crust is not implemented for graphs with self loops or parallel edges.

See also

core_number

Notes

This definition of k-crust is different than the definition in [1]. The k-crust in [1] is equivalent to the k+1 crust of this algorithm.

Not implemented for graphs with parallel edges or self loops.

For directed graphs the node degree is defined to be the in-degree + out-degree.

Graph, node, and edge attributes are copied to the subgraph.

References

1(1,2)

A model of Internet topology using k-shell decomposition Shai Carmi, Shlomo Havlin, Scott Kirkpatrick, Yuval Shavitt, and Eran Shir, PNAS July 3, 2007 vol. 104 no. 27 11150-11154 http://www.pnas.org/content/104/27/11150.full