Small worlds : the dynamics of networks between order and randomness /

The small-world phenomenon states that, soon after meeting a stranger, we are surprised to discover that we are connected through a short chain of acquaintances. This text provides an exploration of the conditions in which a small world can arise.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watts, Duncan J., 1971- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press [1999]
Series:Princeton studies in complexity.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv36zr5d
Description
Summary:The small-world phenomenon states that, soon after meeting a stranger, we are surprised to discover that we are connected through a short chain of acquaintances. This text provides an exploration of the conditions in which a small world can arise.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-256) and index.
ISBN:9780691188331
0691188335
0691005419
9780691005416
0691117047
9780691117041