Thermodynamic forces, flows, and Onsager coefficients in complex networks

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2007-06-12

arxiv.org/abs/0706.1653v1

Phys. Rev. E 76, 061106 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

4 pages, 2 figures

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We present Onsager formalism applied to random networks with arbitrary degree distribution. Using the well-known methods of non-equilibrium thermodynamics we identify thermodynamic forces and their conjugated flows induced in networks as a result of single node degree perturbation. The forces and the flows can be understood as a response of the system to events, such as random removal of nodes or intentional attacks on them. Finally, we show that cross effects (such as thermodiffusion, or thermoelectric phenomena), in which one force may not only give rise to its own corresponding flow, but to many other flows, can be observed also in complex networks.

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