Sample-to-sample fluctuations in real-network ensembles

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2011-11-25

arxiv.org/abs/1111.6118v1

Chaos 21, 025105 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.3602223

Network modeling based on ensemble averages tacitly assumes that the networks meant to be modeled are typical in the ensemble. Previous research on network eigenvalues, which govern a range of dynamical phenomena, has shown that this is indeed the case for uncorrelated networks with minimum degree $\ge 3$. Here we focus on real networks, which generally have both structural correlations and low-degree nodes. We show that: (i) the ensemble distribution of the dynamically most important eigenvalues can be not only broad and far apart from the real eigenvalue but also highly structured, often with a multimodal rather than bell-shaped form; (ii) these interesting properties are found to be due to low-degree nodes, mainly those with degree $< 3$, and network communities, which is a common form of structural correlation found in real networks. In addition to having implications for ensemble-based approaches, this shows that low-degree nodes may have a stronger influence on collective dynamics than previously anticipated from the study of computer-generated networks.

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