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This study confirms that a cost constraint optimizes navigation networks. The optimal exponent for network links is found to be α=d+1, supporting real-world complex network evolution.

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Area of Science:

  • Complex networks
  • Network science
  • Transport phenomena

Background:

  • Optimal transport and network design are critical for realistic navigation systems.
  • Prior research explored small-world networks with specific long-range connection distributions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the conjecture that a cost constraint leads to optimal navigation network structures.
  • To investigate this in 3D regular and 2D critical percolation clusters using a novel algorithm.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of a high-performance real-time algorithm.
  • Analysis of navigation structures under cost constraints.
  • Testing on 3D regular and 2D critical percolation clusters.

Main Results:

  • The study provides strong support for the conjecture that the optimal exponent is α=d+1 under cost constraints.
  • This finding holds true for both 3D regular and 2D critical percolation clusters.
  • The results align with observed evolving topologies in real-world networks.

Conclusions:

  • Cost constraints offer a theoretical framework for understanding the evolution of complex network topologies.
  • This principle is applicable to real-world systems like transportation and neural networks.