A difference equation approach to statistical mechanics of complex networks |
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Authors: | Jin-li Guo |
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Affiliation: | Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we propose a difference equation approach to the estimation of the degree distributions in growing networks after having analyzed the disadvantages of some existing approaches. This approach can avoid logic conflicts caused by the continuum of discrete problems, and does not need the existence assumption of the stationary degree distribution in the network analysis. Using this approach, we obtain a degree distribution formula of the Poisson growth and preferential attachment network. It is rigorously shown that this network is scale-free based on the Poisson process theory and properties of F-distribution. |
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Keywords: | complex network degree distribution scale-free network |
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