Title:	Limit theorems in preferential attachment random graphs
Authors:	Betken, Carina
Thesis advisor:	Prof. Dr. Hanna Döring
Thesis referee:	Prof. Dr. Adrian Röllin
Abstract:	We consider a general preferential attachment model, where the probability that a newly arriving vertex connects to an older vertex is proportional to a (sub-)linear function of the indegree of the older vertex at that time. We provide a limit theorem with rates of convergence for the distribution of a vertex, chosen uniformly at random, as the number of vertices tends to infinity. To do so, we develop Stein's method for a new class of limting distributions including power-laws. Similar, but slightly weaker results are shown to be deducible using coupling techniques. Concentrating on a specific preferential attachment model we also show that the outdegree distribution asymptotically follows a Poisson law. In addition, we deduce a central limit theorem for the number of isolated vertices. We thereto construct a size-bias coupling which in combination with Stein’s method also yields bounds on the distributional distance.
URL:	https://osnadocs.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:gbv:700-201905171547
Subject Keywords:	preferential attachment random graphs; Stein's method; limiting distribution; rates of convergence; coupling; power-law distribution
Issue Date:	17-May-2019
License name:	Attribution 3.0 Germany
License url:	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/
Type of publication:	Dissertation oder Habilitation [doctoralThesis]
Appears in Collections:	FB06 - E-Dissertationen

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