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On The Effects Of Geographical Constraints On Task Execution In Complex Networks

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  • ANDRÉ FRANCESCHI de ANGELIS

    (Centro Superior de Educação Tecnológica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Paschoal Marmo, 1888, CEP 13484-370, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil)

  • GONZALO TRAVIESO

    (Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Trabalhador São-carlense 400, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil)

  • CARLOS ANTÔNIO RUGGIERO

    (Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Trabalhador São-carlense 400, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil)

  • LUCIANO da FONTOURA COSTA

    (Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Trabalhador São-carlense 400, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil)

Abstract

In the present work, the effects of spatial constraints on the efficiency of task execution in systems underlain by geographical complex networks are investigated, where the probability of connection decreases with the distance between the nodes. The investigation considers several configurations of the parameters defining the network connectivity, and the Barabási–Albert network model is also considered for comparisons. The results show that the effect of connectivity is significant only for shorter tasks, the locality of connections implied by the spatial constraints reduces efficiency, and the addition of edges can improve the efficiency of the execution, although with increasing locality of the connections the improvement is small.

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  • ANDRÉ FRANCESCHI de ANGELIS & GONZALO TRAVIESO & CARLOS ANTÔNIO RUGGIERO & LUCIANO da FONTOURA COSTA, 2008. "On The Effects Of Geographical Constraints On Task Execution In Complex Networks," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(06), pages 847-853.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:19:y:2008:i:06:n:s0129183108012546
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183108012546
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