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Two universal physical principles shape the power-law statistics of real-world networks
- Source :
- Scientific Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The study of complex networks has pursued an understanding of macroscopic behavior by focusing on power-laws in microscopic observables. Here, we uncover two universal fundamental physical principles that are at the basis of complex networks generation. These principles together predict the generic emergence of deviations from ideal power laws, which were previously discussed away by reference to the thermodynamic limit. Our approach proposes a paradigm shift in the physics of complex networks, toward the use of power-law deviations to infer meso-scale structure from macroscopic observations.<br />14 pages, 7 figures
- Subjects :
- Structure (mathematical logic)
Physics - Physics and Society
Multidisciplinary
Ideal (set theory)
Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
Basis (linear algebra)
FOS: Physical sciences
Observable
Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
Complex network
Power law
Article
Paradigm shift
Thermodynamic limit
Statistical physics
Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20452322
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....def76255d4817284712d6349528b2442