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¹CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO Centre for Complex System Science, F. C. Pye Laboratory, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia. markus.brede@csiro.au

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This study optimizes spatial networks for infrastructure cost and communication efficiency. Globally optimal networks show three phases, while locally optimized networks exhibit dimension-dependent transitions and hierarchical structures.

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Area of Science:

Network Science
Complex Systems
Spatial Networks

Background:

Balancing infrastructure cost and communication efficiency is crucial for designing spatial networks.
Existing network optimization often focuses on global or local objectives.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare network topologies optimized globally versus those optimized by individual nodes.
To investigate the emergent structures in spatial networks under different cost-communication trade-offs.

Main Methods:

Global optimization procedures to determine ideal network topologies.
Competitive local optimization processes where each node minimizes its own cost-communication balance.
Analysis of network phases, link length distributions, and power law exponents.

Main Results:

Globally optimal networks exhibit three distinct phases: regular small worlds, starlike networks, and hierarchical trees with hubs.
Locally optimized networks show dimension-dependent transitions between network regimes.
Power law distributions in link lengths (P(w)∝w(-α)) are observed in hierarchical structures, consistent with overlapping suboptimal trees.

Conclusions:

Network organization depends on the optimization strategy (global vs. local) and the dimension of the underlying space.
Hierarchical structures and power law distributions emerge in spatial networks, particularly under local optimization.
The findings provide insights into the formation of efficient and cost-effective spatial networks.