The theory of random graphs studies typical properties of random graphs, those that hold with high probability for graphs drawn from a particular distribution. For example, we might ask for a given value of <math>n</math> and <math>p</math> what the probability is that <math>G(n,p)</math> is connected. In studying such questions, researchers often concentrate on the asymptotic behavior of random graphs—the values that various probabilities converge to as <math>n</math> grows very large. Percolation theory characterizes the connectedness of random graphs, especially infinitely large ones. | The theory of random graphs studies typical properties of random graphs, those that hold with high probability for graphs drawn from a particular distribution. For example, we might ask for a given value of <math>n</math> and <math>p</math> what the probability is that <math>G(n,p)</math> is connected. In studying such questions, researchers often concentrate on the asymptotic behavior of random graphs—the values that various probabilities converge to as <math>n</math> grows very large. Percolation theory characterizes the connectedness of random graphs, especially infinitely large ones. |