Evolution of Networks: From Biological Nets to the Internet and WWW

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S.N. Dorogovtsev (, Ioffe Institute, St Petersburg) J.F.F. Mendes (, University of Porto and University of Aveiro)

Evolution of Networks

From Biological Nets to the Internet and WWW

S.N. Dorogovtsev (, Ioffe Institute, St Petersburg), J.F.F. Mendes (, University of Porto and University of Aveiro)

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Oxford University Press
14 November 2013

Economics; Applied mathematics; Statistical physics; Computer science

We live in a world of networks, where everything is amazingly close to everything else. The notion of 'network' turns out to be central to our times: the Internet and WWW are changing our lives; our physical existence is based on various biological networks; we are involved in all-enveloping networks of economic and social relations. Only in the 1990s did physicists begin to explore real networks, both natural and artificial, as evolving systems with intriguingly complex and effective architectures. Progress has been so immediate and astounding that we actually face a new science based on a new set of concepts, and, one may even say, on a new philosophy: the natural philosophy of a small world. Old ideas from mathematics, statistical physics, biology, computer science, and so on take on quite new forms in applications to real evolving networks. - What is common to all networks?- What are the general principles of the organization and evolution of networks?- How do the laws of nature work in communication, biological, and social networks?- What are networks?

This book, written by physicists, answers these questions and presents a general insight into the world of networks.

By: S.N. Dorogovtsev ( Ioffe Institute St Petersburg), J.F.F. Mendes (, University of Porto and University of Aveiro)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9780199686711
ISBN 10: 0199686718
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 14 November 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

S. N. Dorogovtsev, Ioffe Institute, St Petersburg, Russia, J.F.F. Mendes, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Reviews for Evolution of Networks: From Biological Nets to the Internet and WWW

This book is the first technical text on the currently fashionable field of complex networks. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in this new and interdisciplinary field of research. -- Journal of Statistical Physics Evolution of Networks offers an excellent foundation from which the fast-paced field can be approached with confidence. It would be an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in networks. -- Physics Today