The Structure and Dynamics of Networks

by Duncan J. Watts

Book Overview

From the Internet to networks of friendship, disease transmission, and even terrorism, the concept--and the reality--of networks has come to pervade modern society. But what exactly is a network? What different types of networks are there? Why are they interesting, and what can they tell us? In recent years, scientists from a range of fields--including mathematics, physics, computer science, sociology, and biology--have been pursuing these questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691113572
• ISBN13: 9780691113579
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.4" x 11.1"