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Social network growth with assortative mixing

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  • Catanzaro, Michele
  • Caldarelli, Guido
  • Pietronero, Luciano

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Networks representing social systems display specific features that put them apart from biological and technological ones. In particular, the number of links attached to a node is positively correlated to that of its nearest neighbours. We develop a model that reproduces this feature, starting from microscopical mechanisms of growth. The statistical properties arising from the simulations are in good agreement with those of the real-world social networks of scientists co-authoring papers in condensed matter physics. Moreover, the model highlights the determinant role of correlations in shaping the network's topology.

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  • Catanzaro, Michele & Caldarelli, Guido & Pietronero, Luciano, 2004. "Social network growth with assortative mixing," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 338(1), pages 119-124.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:338:y:2004:i:1:p:119-124
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.02.033
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    Social networks; Assortativity;

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