Re: [igraph] Generating scale-free networks with different exponents

[Tamas Nepusz]

>> degs <- sample(1:n, n, replace=TRUE, prob=(1:n)^(-scale))
> Depending on your exponent, it is possible that the generated degree
> sequence cannot be realized as a graph.
Also note that you are sampling from 1:n, which means that n may be included
in the sample. However, in a graph with n vertices, the maximum degree may
only be n-1 if you are aiming for a simpe graph (which the VL generator
does). So, once "n" gets into the sample, the entire process will fail.

Best,
Tamas