Core-periphery organization of complex networks

dc.creatorHolme, Petter
dc.date2005-06-06
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dc.descriptionNetworks may, or may not, be wired to have a core that is both itself densely connected and central in terms of graph distance. In this study we propose a coefficient to measure if the network has such a clear-cut core-periphery dichotomy. We measure this coefficient for a number of real-world and model networks and find that different classes of networks have their characteristic values. For example do geographical networks have a strong core-periphery structure, while the core-periphery structure of social networks (despite their positive degree-degree correlations) is rather weak. We proceed to study radial statistics of the core, i.e. properties of the n-neighborhoods of the core vertices for increasing n. We find that almost all networks have unexpectedly many edges within n-neighborhoods at a certain distance from the core suggesting an effective radius for non-trivial network processes.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506035
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506035
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 72, 046111 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.72.046111
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95701
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.titleCore-periphery organization of complex networks
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