Networks, Dynamics, and the Small-World Phenomenon Export

@article{citeulike:311006, abstract = {The small-world phenomenon formalized in this article as the coincidence of high local clustering and short global separation, is shown to be a general feature of sparse, decentralized networks that are neither completely ordered nor completely random. Networks of this kind have received little attention, yet they appear to be widespread in the social and natural sciences, as is indicated here by three distinct examples. Furthermore, small admixtures of randomness to an otherwise ordered network can have a dramatic impact on its dynamical, as well as structural, properties-a feature illustrated by a simple model of disease transmission.}, author = {Watts, Duncan J.}, citeulike-article-id = {311006}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2991086}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2991086}, doi = {10.2307/2991086}, journal = {The American Journal of Sociology}, keywords = {complex\_network, dynamics, small-world}, number = {2}, pages = {493--527}, posted-at = {2008-08-07 03:51:05}, priority = {2}, title = {Networks, Dynamics, and the Small-World Phenomenon}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2991086}, volume = {105}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:311006 L3 - citeulike-article-id:311006 N2 - The small-world phenomenon formalized in this article as the coincidence of high local clustering and short global separation, is shown to be a general feature of sparse, decentralized networks that are neither completely ordered nor completely random. Networks of this kind have received little attention, yet they appear to be widespread in the social and natural sciences, as is indicated here by three distinct examples. Furthermore, small admixtures of randomness to an otherwise ordered network can have a dramatic impact on its dynamical, as well as structural, properties-a feature illustrated by a simple model of disease transmission. IS - 2 JF - The American Journal of Sociology EP - 527 TI - Networks, Dynamics, and the Small-World Phenomenon VL - 105 SP - 493 KW - complex_network KW - dynamics KW - small-world AU - Watts, Duncan PY - 1999/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2991086 ER -