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View SchemaThe origin of preferential attachment and the generalized preferential attachment for weighted networks
| Authors | Chen Chen |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0608063 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608063 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.082 |
| Journal | Physica A, 377, 709-716, 2007 |
Abstract
In this paper, we first discuss the origin of preferential attachment. Then we establish the generalized preferential attachment which has two new properties; first, it encapsulates both the topological and weight aspects of a network, which makes it is neither entirely degree preferential nor entirely weight preferential. Second, it can tell us not only the chance that each already-existing vertex being connected but also how much weight each new edge has. The generalized preferential attachment can generate four power-law distributions, besides the three for vertex degrees, vertex strengths, and edge weights, it yield a new power-law distribution for the subgraph degrees.
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