k_corona#

k_corona(G, k, core_number=None)[source]#

Returns the k-corona of G.

The k-corona is the subgraph of nodes in the k-core which have exactly k neighbours in the k-core.

Parameters:
GNetworkX graph

A graph or directed graph

kint

The order of the corona.

core_numberdictionary, optional

Precomputed core numbers for the graph G.

Returns:
GNetworkX graph

The k-corona subgraph

Raises:
NetworkXError

The k-corona is not defined for graphs with self loops or parallel edges.

See also

core_number

Notes

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]

k -core (bootstrap) percolation on complex networks: Critical phenomena and nonlocal effects, A. V. Goltsev, S. N. Dorogovtsev, and J. F. F. Mendes, Phys. Rev. E 73, 056101 (2006) http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.73.056101