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Growth and optimality in network evolution.

Markus Brede1

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This study explores complex network evolution through random assembly and path length optimization, revealing networks with power law distributions and hierarchical structures when processes are balanced.

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Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Complex Systems
  • Computational Physics

Background:

  • Understanding network evolution is crucial for modeling real-world systems.
  • Existing models often focus on either assembly or optimization, not their interplay.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the emergent properties of networks evolving through a combination of random node addition and path length minimization.
  • To characterize the structural features of networks under these dual evolutionary pressures.

Main Methods:

  • Simulating network growth by adding nodes and connecting them to random existing nodes.
  • Implementing a rewiring process between node additions to minimize the network's overall path length.
  • Analyzing degree distributions, clustering coefficients, and degree-mixing patterns.

Main Results:

  • Networks exhibit power-law degree distributions when assembly and optimization processes are balanced.
  • Emergent hierarchical organization and nontrivial clustering are observed.
  • Complex degree-mixing patterns arise from the interplay of the two processes.

Conclusions:

  • The interaction between random assembly and optimization generates complex network structures.
  • These findings offer insights into the formation of real-world networks with similar evolutionary dynamics.