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Carlo Piccardi1

  • 1Department of Electronics and Information, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy. carlo.piccardi@polimi.it

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We introduce a new method to formally define and test network communities using a quality threshold called persistence probability. This approach effectively identifies significant clusters, even in networks lacking a clear overall community structure.

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Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Graph Theory
  • Data Analysis

Background:

  • Community detection is crucial for understanding network structure and function.
  • Existing methods lack formal criteria for defining and testing community significance.
  • Identifying robust communities remains a challenge in complex networks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a formal definition for network communities based on a quality threshold.
  • To introduce a quantitative measure for assessing community significance.
  • To develop a method for identifying well-defined communities, even in non-clusterized networks.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a lumped Markov chain model of a random walker.
  • Associating a quality measure, 'persistence probability,' to network clusters.
  • Defining 'α-communities' based on a persistence probability threshold (α).

Main Results:

  • The proposed definitions provide effective criteria for finding and testing communities.
  • The persistence probability quantifies the quality of individual communities.
  • The method can identify single, well-defined communities in networks without a global cluster structure.

Conclusions:

  • The α-community definition offers a rigorous framework for network community detection.
  • Persistence probability serves as a reliable metric for community quality assessment.
  • This approach enhances the ability to uncover meaningful structures in diverse network types.