February 2018
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
17h 47m
English
Graphs provide the simplest method for representation and analysis of complex networks; therefore, basic understanding of graph theory is required to explore the properties of systems modeled as complex networks. Graph theory provides tools to explore the structure of and gain insights to a graph. This chapter presents basic graph theory definitions and concepts that are essential for understanding complex networks.
The history of graph theory dates back to the 18th century when the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler explained famous Königsberg bridge problem by representing the land area and bridges as a graph. The river Pregel divided the city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia) into ...
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