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Random walk and first passage time on a weighted hierarchical network

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  • Feng Zhu

    (Nonlinear Scientific Research Center, Faculty of Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China)

  • Meifeng Dai

    (Nonlinear Scientific Research Center, Faculty of Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China)

  • Yujuan Dong

    (Nonlinear Scientific Research Center, Faculty of Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China)

  • Jie Liu

    (Nonlinear Scientific Research Center, Faculty of Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P. R. China)

Abstract

This paper reports a weighted hierarchical network generated on the basis of self-similarity, in which each edge is assigned a different weight in the same scale. We studied two substantial properties of random walk: the first-passage time (FPT) between a hub node and a peripheral node and the FPT from a peripheral node to a local hub node over the network. Meanwhile, an analytical expression of the average sending time (AST) is deduced, which reflects the average value of FPT from a hub node to any other node. Our result shows that the AST from a hub node to any other node is related to the scale factor and the number of modules. We found that the AST grows sublinearly, linearly and superlinearly respectively with the network order, depending on the range of the scale factor. Our work may shed some light on revealing the diffusion process in hierarchical networks.

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  • Feng Zhu & Meifeng Dai & Yujuan Dong & Jie Liu, 2014. "Random walk and first passage time on a weighted hierarchical network," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 25(09), pages 1-10.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:25:y:2014:i:09:n:s0129183114500375
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183114500375
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    1. Ye, Dandan & Dai, Meifeng & Sun, Yu & Su, Weiyi, 2017. "Average weighted receiving time on the non-homogeneous double-weighted fractal networks," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 473(C), pages 390-402.
    2. Zong, Yue & Dai, Meifeng & Wang, Xiaoqian & He, Jiaojiao & Zou, Jiahui & Su, Weiyi, 2018. "Network coherence and eigentime identity on a family of weighted fractal networks," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 184-194.
    3. Fan, Jiaqi & Zhu, Jiali & Tian, Li & Wang, Qin, 2020. "Resistance Distance in Potting Networks," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 540(C).

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