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Journal Article
Navigation in a small world
2000
Overview
It is easier to find short chains between points in some networks than others.
The small-world phenomenon — the principle that most of us are linked by short chains of acquaintances — was first investigated as a question in sociology
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and is a feature of a range of networks arising in nature and technology
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. Experimental study of the phenomenon
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revealed that it has two fundamental components: first, such short chains are ubiquitous, and second, individuals operating with purely local information are very adept at finding these chains. The first issue has been analysed
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, and here I investigate the second by modelling how individuals can find short chains in a large social network.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
