Network Robustness Revisited

The robustness of complex networks was one the first phenomena studied after inception network science. However, many contemporary presentations this theory do not go beyond original papers. Here we revisit topic with aim providing a deep but didactic introduction. We pay attention to some complications in computation giant component sizes that are commonly ignored. Following an intuitive procedure, derive simple formulas capture effect common attack scenarios on arbitrary (configuration model) networks. hope easy introduction will help new researchers discover beautiful area