Small-World Formation via Local Information

01/02/2023
by   Soroush Alamdari, et al.
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It has been observed that almost anyone is acquainted with almost anyone else through only a few intermediary links. This has been known as the small-world phenomenon. In this script we investigate this observation from a theoretical stand-point by imagining each individual as a greedy agent. We show that small-world properties emerge naturally when individuals pay for links to manage a pull from the population.

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