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The theory of random graphs began in the late 1950s in several papers by Erdos and Renyi. In the late twentieth century, the notion of six degrees of separation, meaning that any two people on the planet can be connected by a short chain of people who know each other, inspired Strogatz and Watts to define the small world random graph in which each site is connected to k close neighbors, but also has long-range connections. At a similar time, it was observed in human social and sexual networks and on the Internet that the number of neighbors of an individual or computer has a power law distribution. This inspired Barabasi and Albert to define the preferential attachment model, which has these properties. These two papers have led to an explosion of research. The purpose of this book is to use a wide variety of mathematical argument to obtain insights into the properties of these graphs. A unique feature is the interest in the dynamics of process taking place on the graph in addition to

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'A very valuable addition to the growing field of random graphs, providing a systematic coverage of these novel models.' Michael Krivelevich, Mathematical Reviews
'The book is written in a friendly, chatty style, making it easy to read; I very much like that. In summary, Random Graph Dynamics is a nice contribution to the area of random graphs and a source of valuable insights.' Malwina J. Luczak, Journal of the American Statistical Association

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1. Overview; 2. Erdos–Renyi random graphs; 3. Fixed degree distributions; 4. Power laws; 5. Small worlds; 6. Random walks; 7. CHKNS model.

Random Graph Dynamics 20 Cambridge Series in Statistical and Probabilistic Mathematics Series Number 20

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 5/31/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521150163
      978-0521150163
      ISBN-10 0521150167
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      Calculus and mathematical analysis

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The theory of random graphs began in the late 1950s in several papers by Erdos and Renyi. In the late twentieth century, the notion of six degrees of separation, meaning that any two people on the planet can be connected by a short chain of people who know each other, inspired Strogatz and Watts to define the small world random graph in which each site is connected to k close neighbors, but also has long-range connections. At a similar time, it was observed in human social and sexual networks and on the Internet that the number of neighbors of an individual or computer has a power law distribution. This inspired Barabasi and Albert to define the preferential attachment model, which has these properties. These two papers have led to an explosion of research. The purpose of this book is to use a wide variety of mathematical argument to obtain insights into the properties of these graphs. A unique feature is the interest in the dynamics of process taking place on the graph in addition to

      Trade Review
      'A very valuable addition to the growing field of random graphs, providing a systematic coverage of these novel models.' Michael Krivelevich, Mathematical Reviews
      'The book is written in a friendly, chatty style, making it easy to read; I very much like that. In summary, Random Graph Dynamics is a nice contribution to the area of random graphs and a source of valuable insights.' Malwina J. Luczak, Journal of the American Statistical Association

      Table of Contents
      1. Overview; 2. Erdos–Renyi random graphs; 3. Fixed degree distributions; 4. Power laws; 5. Small worlds; 6. Random walks; 7. CHKNS model.

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