%0 Generic %1 citeulike:452331 %A Valverde, Sergi %A Sole, Ricard V. %D 2005 %K dynamics growth logarithmic networks software %T Logarithmic growth dynamics in software networks %U http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0511064 %X In a recent paper, Krapivsky and Redner (Phys. Rev. E, 71 (2005) 036118) proposed a new growing network model with new nodes being attached to a randomly selected node, as well to all ancestors of the target node. The model leads to a sparse graph with an average degree growing logarithmically with the system size. Here we present compeling evidence for software networks being the result of a similar class of growing dynamics. The predicted pattern of network growth, as well as the stationary in- and out-degree distributions are consistent with the model. Our results confirm the view of large-scale software topology being generated through duplication-rewiring mechanisms. Implications of these findings are outlined.

@misc{citeulike:452331, abstract = {In a recent paper, Krapivsky and Redner (Phys. Rev. E, 71 (2005) 036118) proposed a new growing network model with new nodes being attached to a randomly selected node, as well to all ancestors of the target node. The model leads to a sparse graph with an average degree growing logarithmically with the system size. Here we present compeling evidence for software networks being the result of a similar class of growing dynamics. The predicted pattern of network growth, as well as the stationary in- and out-degree distributions are consistent with the model. Our results confirm the view of large-scale software topology being generated through duplication-rewiring mechanisms. Implications of these findings are outlined.}, added-at = {2007-08-18T13:22:24.000+0200}, author = {Valverde, Sergi and Sole, Ricard V.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26dd44ec1c724da4b746c9cac2da2c59c/a_olympia}, citeulike-article-id = {452331}, description = {citeulike}, eprint = {physics/0511064}, interhash = {6e14205aae608be361b3d2ec7333fa39}, intrahash = {6dd44ec1c724da4b746c9cac2da2c59c}, keywords = {dynamics growth logarithmic networks software}, month = Nov, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2007-08-18T13:22:36.000+0200}, title = {Logarithmic growth dynamics in software networks}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0511064}, year = 2005 }