Scale-free networks generated by random walkers

被引:79
作者
Saramäki, J [1 ]
Kaski, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Aalto Univ, Lab Computat Engn, FIN-02015 Espoo, Finland
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
disordered system; networks; scale-free networks; random walks;
D O I
10.1016/j.physa.2004.04.110
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We present a simple mechanism for generating undirected scale-free networks using random walkers, where the network growth is determined by choosing parent vertices by sequential random walks. We show that this mechanism produces scale-free networks with degree exponent gamma = 3 and clustering coefficients depending on random walk length. The mechanism can be interpreted in terms of preferential attachment without explicit knowledge of node degrees. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:80 / 86
页数:7
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