Interdependency and Vulnerability of Multipartite Networks under Target Node Attacks

Figure 5

Proposed model M1 for depicting the cascading failures of a multipartite network subject to node attacks. (a) Initially, node 2 of partite set is attacked. (b) The removal of node 2 breaks the focal multipartite network into two parts. (c) The model M1 assumes that only nodes in the LCC survive the attack, and therefore, the nodes marked in red will be removed. (d) Eventually, nodes 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12 are remained.