An information dimension of weighted complex networks

Tao Wen, Wen Jiang

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Abstract

The fractal and self-similarity are important properties in complex networks. Information dimension is a useful dimension for complex networks to reveal these properties. In this paper, an information dimension is proposed for weighted complex networks. Based on the box-covering algorithm for weighted complex networks (BCANw), the proposed method can deal with the weighted complex networks which appear frequently in the real-world, and it can get the influence of the number of nodes in each box on the information dimension. To show the wide scope of information dimension, some applications are illustrated, indicating that the proposed method is effective and feasible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)388-399
Number of pages12
JournalPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume501
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2018

Keywords

  • Box-covering algorithm
  • Information dimension
  • Weighted complex networks

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