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Emergent scale-free networks.

Christopher W Lynn^1,2,3,4,5, Caroline M Holmes^5,6, Stephanie E Palmer^7,8

¹Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.

|July 5, 2024

Summary

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Scale-free networks can form without growth through self-organization. This study shows how networks can achieve scale-free properties by rewiring connections, even when their size remains constant.

Keywords:

complex networks network science scale-free structure self-organization

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Area of Science:

Network Science
Complex Systems Theory
Statistical Physics

Background:

Many complex systems, including the internet and biological networks, exhibit scale-free structures.
Existing theories often assume network growth over time, which is not universally applicable.
Scale-free properties are crucial for understanding network robustness and function.

Purpose of the Study:

To explain the emergence of scale-free structure in networks without growth.
To introduce a self-organization mechanism for generating scale-free networks.
To demonstrate that scale-free properties can arise in systems of fixed size and density.

Main Methods:

Modeling network evolution through connection detachment and reconnection.
Implementing a mixture of preferential and random attachment rules.
Analyzing the evolution of the degree distribution toward a power-law.

Main Results:

Scale-free structure emerges in networks even when the number of nodes and edges is fixed.
The exponent of the resulting power-law distribution depends solely on the proportion of preferential attachment.
The model successfully infers attachment parameters from real-world network data.

Conclusions:

Network self-organization provides a mechanism for scale-free structure formation without requiring network growth.
This finding broadens the understanding of how complex systems achieve scale-free properties.
The results have significant implications for the structure, function, and resilience of various complex systems.