Beyond Traditional Mesoscopic Models: The Component Structure for Complex Networks

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Revue / Journal

Conference on Complex Systems, Complex System, Exeter, United Kingdom, Sep. 2024s Society

Résumé

Network analysis is a crucial tool for understanding complex systems, offering insights into patterns, optimization, and behavior prediction across various fields. Traditional mesoscopic representations like community and core-periphery structures often face ambiguities. We propose a novel component structure framework that distinguishes between dense local components and sparse global components, offering clear definitions, compatibility with standard network analysis techniques, and the ability to integrate hierarchical relationships for a more nuanced and comprehensive network analysis.