Dynamical Processes on Complex Networks

by Alain Barrat, Marc Barthelemy, Alessandro Vespignani

The availability of large data sets have allowed researchers to uncover complex properties such as large scale fluctuations and heterogeneities in many networks which have lead to the breakdown of standard theoretical frameworks and models. Until recently these systems were considered as haphazard sets of points and connections. Recent advances have generated a vigorous research effort in understanding the effect of complex connectivity patterns on dynamical phenomena. For example, a vast number of everyday systems, from the brain to ecosystems, power grids and the Internet, can be represented as large complex networks. This new and recent account presents a comprehensive explanation of these effects.

Genres: Science, Physics

366 pages, Hardcover

First published October 23, 2008

Reviews

[DJ]

more on networks

[Alexander Temerev]

An excellent overview of modern network science fields of inquiry.