How Nodes and Groups Properties Influence Assortativity in Social Networks? |
| P. Hetman, P. Magnuszewski, J. Stefańska, L. Bujkiewicz and K. Ostasiewicz
Institute of Physics, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland |
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| Received: 22 11 2007; |
| A model of social network construction taking into account both social and individual influences on the distribution of links is proposed. The balance between social and individual factors is regulated through a "flexibility" parameter, reflecting how strong the initial individual sociability is altered by groups structure. The main interest is focused on the effect of groups on degree-degree correlation. Both numerical and analytical results on the relationship between assortativity and flexibility are presented. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.114.597 PACS numbers: 89.75.Hc, 87.23.Ge, 02.50.Cw |