From the Difference of Structures to the Structure of the Difference
Joint Authors
Zanin, Massimiliano
Menasalvas, Ernestina
Sun, Xiaoqian
Wandelt, Sebastian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
When dealing with evolving or multidimensional complex systems, network theory provides us with elegant ways of describing their constituting components, through, respectively, time-varying and multilayer complex networks.
Nevertheless, the analysis of how these components are related is still an open problem.
We here propose a general framework for analysing the evolution of a (complex) system, by describing the structure created by the difference between multiple networks by means of the Information Content metric.
Differently from other approaches, which focus on assessing the magnitude of the change, the proposed one allows understanding if the observed changes are due to random noise or to structural (targeted) modifications; in other words, it allows describing the nature of the force driving the changes and discriminating between stochastic fluctuations and intentional modifications.
We validate the framework by means of sets of synthetic networks, as well as networks representing real technological, social, and biological evolving systems.
We further propose a way of reconstructing network correlograms, which allow converting the system’s evolution to the frequency domain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zanin, Massimiliano& Menasalvas, Ernestina& Sun, Xiaoqian& Wandelt, Sebastian. 2018. From the Difference of Structures to the Structure of the Difference. Complexity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134090
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zanin, Massimiliano…[et al.]. From the Difference of Structures to the Structure of the Difference. Complexity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134090
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zanin, Massimiliano& Menasalvas, Ernestina& Sun, Xiaoqian& Wandelt, Sebastian. From the Difference of Structures to the Structure of the Difference. Complexity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134090
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1134090