Title
Statistical mechanics of complex networks
Abstract
Complex networks describe a wide range of systems in nature and society, much quoted examples including the cell, a network of chemicals linked by chemical reactions, or the Internet, a network of routers and computers connected by physical links. While traditionally these systems were modeled as random graphs, it is increasingly recognized that the topology and evolution of real networks is governed by robust organizing principles. Here we review the recent advances in the field of complex networks, focusing on the statistical mechanics of network topology and dynamics. After reviewing the empirical data that motivated the recent interest in networks, we discuss the main models and analytical tools, covering random graphs, small-world and scale-free networks, as well as the interplay between topology and the network's robustness against failures and attacks.
Year
DOI
Venue
2001
10.1103/RevModPhys.74.47
Computing Research Repository
Keywords
Field
DocType
complex network,statistical mechanic,network model,world wide web,complex system,poisson distribution,brownian motion,random graph,scale free,power law,probability theory,empirical study,random process,stochastic process,network topology,set theory,chemical reaction,statistical computing,degree distribution,scale free network
Interdependent networks,Spatial network,Quantum mechanics,Small-world network,Evolving networks,Theoretical computer science,Scale-free network,Hierarchical network model,Complex network,Degree distribution,Physics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
cond-mat/0106096
1
Reviews of Modern Physics 74, 47 (2002)
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-493-08502-5
1842
290.87
References 
Authors
2
2
Search Limit
1001000
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Reka Zsuzsanna Albert11842290.87
Albert-lászló Barabási246491107.35