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Transport Properties of Random Walks on Scale-Free/Regular-Lattice Hybrid Networks
Journal of Statistical Physics
  • Julian Candia
  • Paul Ernest Parris, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • V. M. Kenkre
Abstract

We study numerically the mean access times for random walks on hybrid disordered structures formed by embedding scale-free networks into regular lattices, considering different transition rates for steps across lattice bonds (F) and across network shortcuts (f). For fast shortcuts (f/F≫1) and low shortcut densities, traversal time data collapse onto a universal curve, while a crossover behavior that can be related to the percolation threshold of the scale-free network component is identified at higher shortcut densities, in analogy to similar observations reported recently in Newman-Watts small-world networks. Furthermore, we observe that random walk traversal times are larger for networks with a higher degree of inhomogeneity in their shortcut distribution, and we discuss access time distributions as functions of the initial and final node degrees. These findings are relevant, in particular, when considering the optimization of existing information networks by the addition of a small number of fast shortcut connections.

Department(s)
Physics
Sponsor(s)
James S. McDonnell Foundation
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Keywords and Phrases
  • Complex Networks,
  • Random Walks
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2007 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Publication Date
01 Jan 2007
Disciplines
Citation Information
Julian Candia, Paul Ernest Parris and V. M. Kenkre. "Transport Properties of Random Walks on Scale-Free/Regular-Lattice Hybrid Networks" Journal of Statistical Physics (2007) ISSN: 0022-4715
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul-parris/12/