Network geometry and complexity

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DOI10.1007/S10955-018-2115-9zbMATH Open1476.90072arXiv1711.06290OpenAlexW2768605435WikidataQ130418337 ScholiaQ130418337MaRDI QIDQ1756544FDOQ1756544


Authors: Daan Mulder, Ginestra Bianconi Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 21 December 2018

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Higher order networks are able to characterize data as different as functional brain networks, protein interaction networks and social networks beyond the framework of pairwise interactions. Most notably higher order networks include simplicial complexes formed not only by nodes and links but also by triangles, tetrahedra, etc. More in general, higher-order networks can be cell-complexes formed by gluing convex polytopes along their faces. Interestingly, higher order networks have a natural geometric interpretation and therefore constitute a natural way to explore the discrete network geometry of complex networks. Here we investigate the rich interplay between emergent network geometry of higher order networks and their complexity in the framework of a non-equilibrium model called Network Geometry with Flavor. This model, originally proposed for capturing the evolution of simplicial complexes, is here extended to cell-complexes formed by subsequently gluing different copies of an arbitrary regular polytope. We reveal the interplay between complexity and geometry of the higher order networks generated by the model by studying the emergent community structure and the degree distribution as a function of the regular polytope forming its building blocks. Additionally we discuss the underlying hyperbolic nature of the emergent geometry and we relate the spectral dimension of the higher-order network to the dimension and nature of its building blocks.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.06290




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