It's a small world

被引：63

作者：

Collins, JJ

Chow, CC

机构：

[1] Boston Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, Ctr Biodynam, Boston, MA 02215 USA

[2] Boston Univ, Dept Math, Boston, MA 02215 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 393卷 / 6684期

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D O I：

10.1038/30835

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The concept of Six Degrees of Separation has been formalized in so-called ‘small-world networks’. The principles involved could be of use in settings as diverse as improving networks of cellular phones and understanding the spread of infections.

引用

页码：409 / 410

页数：2