Description
This excellent collection of papers will provide great one-stop shopping to those working in the evolving world of network research. It may very well become a standard resource for the growing number of courses on networks now beginning to pervade curricula. Indeed, a current difficulty in teaching such a course is that there are no good texts, and a quick look around the Web reveals that almost all these courses are taught using research papers, many of which appear in this collection. -- Dan Rockmore, Dartmouth College I read this anthology with great interest. The editors took pains to locate (and even translate) a significant number of papers predating the recent surge of interest in the science of networks, and they do a fine job of clarifying what exactly is new (and what is not so new) in the modern approach as reflected in the vast literature on the subject. The introduction to each section nicely summarizes the main findings of the featured articles. -- Sergei Maslov, Brookhaven National Laboratory
About the Author
Mark Newman is Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan. Albert-Laszlo Barabasi is Emil T. Hofman Professor of Physics at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of "Linked: The New Science of Networks" (Perseus Books). Duncan J. Watts is Associate Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. He is the author of "Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age" (W. W. Norton) and "Small Worlds: The Dynamics of Networks Between Order and Randomness" (Princeton).
Reviews
"The Structure and Dynamics of Networks performs an important service by bringing together in one volume a number of papers on network theory, and placing them in their historical context... [T]he volume will serve as an introduction to the topic for the novice and a resource for the more experienced researcher."--Sarah Boslaugh, MAA Reviews "Everyone with a serious interest in the networks studies will want to read the many fine papers this major collection contains. It is to be warmly recommended as a volume deserving to become compulsory reading for all scholars (and students) interested in the field of networks."--Current Engineering Practice "Each and every one of the featured papers represents a fundamental breakthrough, forming altogether a highly coherent body of knowledge. Professors Newman, Barabasi, and Watts succeed in their selection, and at the same time add an extra value to the book with enlightening and interesting discussions. I strongly recommend this book to researchers and students of the field and, in general, to anyone who wants to enter or learn more about this exciting field of research."--Marian Boguna, Journal of Statistical Physics "The behavioural scientist interested in the wider picture of how their work fits into the world of networks is recommended this book as a first port of call for classic citations."--Sean A. Rands, Applied Animal Behavior Science
Book Information
ISBN 9780691113579
Author Mark Newman
Format Paperback
Page Count 592
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 1389g