A System-Independent Derivation of Preferential Attachment from the Principle of Least Effort
Preferential attachment (PA) is a widely observed behavior in many living systems and has been used in modeling many networks. The aim of this work is to show that the mechanism of PA is a consequence of the fundamental principle of least effort. We derive PA directly from this principle in maximizi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/25/2/305 |