Higher-dimensional models of networks

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2009-09-23

arxiv.org/abs/0909.4314v1

Computer Science

Networking and Internet Architecture

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Networks are often studied as graphs, where the vertices stand for entities in the world and the edges stand for connections between them. While relatively easy to study, graphs are often inadequate for modeling real-world situations, especially those that include contexts of more than two entities. For these situations, one typically uses hypergraphs or simplicial complexes. In this paper, we provide a precise framework in which graphs, hypergraphs, simplicial complexes, and many other categories, all of which model higher graphs, can be studied side-by-side. We show how to transform a hypergraph into its nearest simplicial analogue, for example. Our framework includes many new categories as well, such as one that models broadcasting networks. We give several examples and applications of these ideas.

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