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By Vladimir Batagelj and Matjaž Zaveršnik. arXiv:cs/0310049v1, submitted 25 October 2003. This entry identifies the inspected preprint; the arXiv record separately lists a 2011 journal reference. arXiv hosts the metadata and experimental HTML conversion.

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Inspected locators: §2, core definition; §§3–4.1, algorithm outline, Algorithm 1 and time-complexity analysis.

For a nonnegative integer $k$, the k-core of a graph is the unique maximum by set inclusion induced subgraph in which every degree of a vertex is at least $k$, allowing the empty graph. Repeatedly delete vertices whose current degree of a vertex is less than $k$. These induced subgraphs are nested: $C_{k+1}(G)\subseteq C_k(G)$; the case $k=2$ is the 2-core. In their 2003 preprint, Vladimir Batagelj and Matjaž Zaveršnik give an algorithm for the entire core decomposition, using degree buckets and constant-time position updates. Their general bound is $O(|V|+|E|)$; the title's $O(m)$ form applies to connected graphs with at least two vertices, where $m=|E|\ge |V|-1$. ^[ref]

Matjaž Zaveršnik is a mathematician whose work with Vladimir Batagelj includes an efficient algorithm for finding all k-cores of networks. Their paper presents a method whose running time is linear in the number of edges for the networks considered, making the decomposition practical on large inputs.^[ref] The key structural object is a k-core: a maximal induced subgraph whose minimum degree is at least $k$. Assigning each vertex its largest such $k$ provides a compact description of its position within nested connected regions; a high value records local connectivity rather than merely a large original degree.

Mathematician.

Biographical record: www2.arnes.si/~sspmgiac/mirk2003/Zbornik.pdf

Contribution to MIRK 2003 proceedings by Vladimir Batagelj and Matjaž Zaveršnik, printed pp. 223–226. The English heading is NetLogo Workshop. Chapter authors are distinct from the proceedings editors and ARNES as web host.

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Inspected locators: printed p. 223, contribution title and byline; printed p. 226, English Authors biographies, PDF page index 216. The biographies establish professional specialization at that time, not current employment.

Vladimir Batagelj is a mathematician whose work includes graph algorithms and the analysis of large networks. With Matjaž Zaveršnik, he developed an efficient algorithm for finding all k-cores of a network, a way to reveal nested regions of increasing internal connectivity.^[ref] A k-core is a maximal induced subgraph in which every vertex has degree at least $k$. Repeatedly removing vertices of insufficient degree exposes this structure. The decomposition helps distinguish densely connected parts of a network from peripheral vertices without requiring an exhaustive search through all vertex subsets.

Mathematician.

Biographical record: www2.arnes.si/~sspmgiac/mirk2003/Zbornik.pdf