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The Structure and Function of Complex Networks

Michael NewmanDepartment of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
2003en
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Inspired by empirical studies of networked systems such as the Internet, social networks, and bio-logical networks, researchers have in recent years developed a variety of techniques and models to help us understand or predict the behavior of these systems. Here we review developments in this field, including such concepts as the small-world eect, degree distributions, clustering, network correlations, random graph models, models of network growth and preferential attachment, and dynamical processes taking place on networks.

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