%0 Journal Article %1 Valentini2007Smallworld %A Valentini, Luca %A Perugini, Diego %A Poli, Giampiero %D 2007 %J Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications %K assortativity, fracture-networks, geology %N 1 %P 323--328 %R 10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.025 %T The ” small-world” topology of rock fracture networks %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.025 %V 377 %X We propose a mapping from fracture networks consisting of intersecting cracks to an abstract network consisting of nodes and links. This makes it possible to analyze fracture networks with the methods developed within modern network theory. By analyzing fracture data from geological outcrops, we find that the equivalent networks are small-world, scale free and dissasortative. By anlayzing the Discrete Fracture Network model, which is used to generate artifical fracture networks, we also find small world and scale freeness. However, the networks turn out to be assortative.

@article{Valentini2007Smallworld, abstract = {{We propose a mapping from fracture networks consisting of intersecting cracks to an abstract network consisting of nodes and links. This makes it possible to analyze fracture networks with the methods developed within modern network theory. By analyzing fracture data from geological outcrops, we find that the equivalent networks are small-world, scale free and dissasortative. By anlayzing the Discrete Fracture Network model, which is used to generate artifical fracture networks, we also find small world and scale freeness. However, the networks turn out to be assortative.}}, added-at = {2019-06-10T14:53:09.000+0200}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, author = {Valentini, Luca and Perugini, Diego and Poli, Giampiero}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29a3053c924b32075bf93ba5e6c2e52cc/nonancourt}, citeulike-article-id = {10482877}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.025}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.4510}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/1203.4510}, day = 19, doi = {10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.025}, eprint = {1203.4510}, interhash = {9e85840fc7059380901eae47360e98f4}, intrahash = {9a3053c924b32075bf93ba5e6c2e52cc}, issn = {0378-4371}, journal = {Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications}, keywords = {assortativity, fracture-networks, geology}, month = apr, number = 1, pages = {323--328}, posted-at = {2012-03-21 10:04:31}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2019-06-10T14:53:09.000+0200}, title = {{The ” small-world” topology of rock fracture networks}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2006.11.025}, volume = 377, year = 2007 }