Small Worlds: The Dynamics of Networks Between Order and Randomness

by Duncan J. Watts

Book Overview

Everyone knows the small-world phenomenon: soon after meeting a stranger, we are surprised to discover that we have a mutual friend, or we are connected through a short chain of acquaintances. In his book, Duncan Watts uses this intriguing phenomenon--colloquially called "six degrees of separation"--as a prelude to a more general exploration: under what conditions can a small world arise in any kind of network?

The networks of this story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691117047
• ISBN13: 9780691117041
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"