BioND | Temporal and structural heterogeneities emerging in adaptive temporal networks

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aoki2016temporal

Temporal and structural heterogeneities emerging in adaptive temporal networks

Takaaki Aoki, Luis E. C. Rocha and Thilo Gross

Phys. Rev. E 93, 040301, 2016

We introduce a model of adaptive temporal networks whose evolution is regulated by an interplay between node activity and dynamic exchange of information through links. We study the model by using a master equation approach. Starting from a homogeneous initial configuration, we show that temporal and structural heterogeneities, characteristic of real-world networks, spontaneously emerge. This theoretically tractable model thus contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of human activity and interaction networks.

a) Question: How do social interactions induce structural and temporal heterogeneities among people? b) Illustration of the interaction-regulated stochastic contact model. Within one time step, (i) nodes become activate, (ii) make random connections, (iii) exchange resources, and finally (iv) break down the links.

Figure 1: a) Question: How do social interactions induce structural and temporal heterogeneities among people? b) Illustration of the interaction-regulated stochastic contact model. Within one time step, (i) nodes become activate, (ii) make random connections, (iii) exchange resources, and finally (iv) break down the links.