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Reshuffling scale-free networks: from random to assortative.

R Xulvi-Brunet1, I M Sokolov

  • 1Institut für Physik, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Newtonstrasse 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|February 9, 2005
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We developed a new algorithm to control network assortativity, finding it significantly impacts network properties. Higher assortativity increases path length and alters percolation behavior, crucial for network analysis.

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Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Complex Systems
  • Statistical Physics

Background:

  • Assortativity, a measure of degree correlation in networks, influences network structure and function.
  • Understanding assortativity is key to analyzing real-world networks like social or biological systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel algorithm for generating networks with tunable assortativity.
  • To investigate the impact of varying degrees of assortativity on network properties.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a parameter-controlled algorithm to generate networks from random (p=0) to fully assortative (p=1).
  • Applied the algorithm to Barabási-Albert scale-free networks.
  • Analyzed geometrical properties (average path length, clustering coefficient) and transport properties (node percolation).

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Main Results:

  • The degree of assortativity significantly influences network geometrical and transport properties.
  • Average path length increases dramatically with increasing assortativity.
  • Node percolation behavior differs significantly between uncorrelated and assortative networks.

Conclusions:

  • Assortativity is a critical parameter for characterizing network behavior.
  • The developed algorithm provides a tool to study the effects of assortativity systematically.
  • Findings have implications for understanding and designing complex networks.