Evolution of Networks - From Biological Nets to the Internet and Www

What is common to all networks? What are the general principles of the organization and evolution of networks? How do the laws of nature work in communication, biological, and social networks? What are networks? This book, written by physicists, answers these questions and presents a general insight into the world of networks.

List of contents

• 0: Modern architecture of random graphs


• 1: What are networks?


• 2: Popularity is attractive


• 3: Real networks


• 4: Equilibrium networks


• 5: Non-equilibrium networks


• 6: Global topology of networks


• 7: Growth of networks and self-organized criticality


• 8: Philosophy of a small world


• A: Relations for an adjacency matrix


• B: How to measure a distribution


• C: Statistics of cliques


• D: Power-law preference


• E: Inhomogenous growing net


• F: Z-transform


• G: Critical phenomena in networks


• H: A guide to the network literature

Summary

What is common to all networks? What are the general principles of the organization and evolution of networks? How do the laws of nature work in communication, biological, and social networks? What are networks? This book, written by physicists, answers these questions and presents a general insight into the world of networks.

Additional text

'Evolution of Networks' offers an excellent foundation from which the fast-paced field can be approached with confidence. It would be an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in networks.

Product details

• Authors: S. N. Dorogovtsev, S.N. Dorogovtsev, S.n. ( Dorogovtsev, S.n. (Ioffe Institute Dorogovtsev, S.n. Mendes Dorogovtsev, Dorogovtsev S.N., J. F. F. Mendes, J.F.F. Mendes, J.F.F. (University of Porto and University of Aveiro) Mendes, Mendes J.F.F.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2013
• EAN: 9780199686711
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968671-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, SCIENCE / Physics / General, MATHEMATICS / Applied, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, computer science, Applied mathematics, Statistical physics, Mathematical / Computational / Theoretical physics