Trapping on modular scale-free and small-world networks with multiple hubs

In this paper we introduce a new kind of scale-free and small-world networks with multiple hubs based on classic networks and present the trapping problem on them. We show that in the multiple-hub networks, the growth of MFPT with the traps located on the hub or peripheral nodes displays quite a difference from the single-hub networks. Our conclusions are directed to possible applications in rumor or epidemic spreading phenomena.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Chen, Jin ; Dai, Meifeng ; Wen, Zhixiong ; Xi, Lifeng
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 393.2014, C, p. 542-552
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Trapping problem \| Random walk \| Multiple hubs \| Scale-free networks \| Small-world networks \| Mean first-passage time

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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