Abstract
When a piece of information spreads on a complex network, error or distortion can occur. For a high error probability, the phenomenon of information explosion can occur where the number of distinct pieces of information on the network increases continuously with time. We construct a physical model to address this phenomenon. The transition to information explosion as the error probability increases through a critical value is uncovered and elucidated, and a control strategy is articulated to maximize the robustness of the network against information explosion, which is validated by both numerical computations and a mean-field based analysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-183 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Physical Journal B |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics