A spatial model for social networks

被引：96
作者：
Wong, LH [1 ]
Pattison, P [1 ]
Robins, G [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Behav Sci, Dept Psychol, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
来源：
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS | 2006年 / 360卷 / 01期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
social networks; small world; spatial model; community structure; homophily;
D O I：
10.1016/j.physa.2005.04.029
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
We study spatial embeddings of random graphs in which nodes are randomly distributed in geographical space. We let the edge probability between any two nodes to be dependent on the spatial distance between them and demonstrate that this model captures many generic properties of social networks, including the "small-world" properties, skewed degree distribution, and most distinctively the existence of community structures. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：99 / 120
页数：22
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