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Henry-Louis de Kergorlay1, Desmond J Higham1
1School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK.
Abstract:
We consider a random geometric hypergraph model based on an underlying bipartite graph. Nodes and hyperedges are sampled uniformly in a domain, and a node is assigned to those hyperedges that lie within a certain radius. From a modelling perspective, we explain how the model captures higher-order connections that arise in real data sets. Our main contribution is to study the connectivity properties of the model. In an asymptotic limit where the number of nodes and hyperedges grow in tandem, we give a condition on the radius that guarantees connectivity.
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