Emerging properties of the degree distribution in large non-growing networks

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Hauptverfasser: Franceschi, Jonathan, Pareschi, Lorenzo, Zanella, Mattia
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author Franceschi, Jonathan
Pareschi, Lorenzo
Zanella, Mattia
author_facet Franceschi, Jonathan
Pareschi, Lorenzo
Zanella, Mattia
contents The degree distribution is a key statistical indicator in network theory, often used to understand how information spreads across connected nodes. In this paper, we focus on non-growing networks formed through a rewiring algorithm and develop kinetic Boltzmann-type models to capture the emergence of degree distributions that characterize both preferential attachment networks and random networks. Under a suitable mean-field scaling, these models reduce to a Fokker-Planck-type partial differential equation with an affine diffusion coefficient, that is consistent with a well-established master equation for discrete rewiring processes. We further analyze the convergence to equilibrium for this class of Fokker-Planck equations, demonstrating how different regimes -- ranging from exponential to algebraic rates -- depend on network parameters. Our results provide a unified framework for modeling degree distributions in non-growing networks and offer insights into the long-time behavior of such systems.
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spellingShingle Emerging properties of the degree distribution in large non-growing networks
Franceschi, Jonathan
Pareschi, Lorenzo
Zanella, Mattia
Physics and Society
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
The degree distribution is a key statistical indicator in network theory, often used to understand how information spreads across connected nodes. In this paper, we focus on non-growing networks formed through a rewiring algorithm and develop kinetic Boltzmann-type models to capture the emergence of degree distributions that characterize both preferential attachment networks and random networks. Under a suitable mean-field scaling, these models reduce to a Fokker-Planck-type partial differential equation with an affine diffusion coefficient, that is consistent with a well-established master equation for discrete rewiring processes. We further analyze the convergence to equilibrium for this class of Fokker-Planck equations, demonstrating how different regimes -- ranging from exponential to algebraic rates -- depend on network parameters. Our results provide a unified framework for modeling degree distributions in non-growing networks and offer insights into the long-time behavior of such systems.
title Emerging properties of the degree distribution in large non-growing networks
topic Physics and Society
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.06099