Quantum Google in a complex network

We investigate the behaviour of the recently proposed Quantum PageRank algorithm, in large complex networks. We find that the algorithm is able to univocally reveal the underlying topology of the network and to identify and order the most relevant nodes. Furthermore, it is capable to clearly highlig...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Paparo, Giuseppe Davide, Muller, Markus, Comellas Padró, Francesc de Paula|||0000-0003-4523-0240, Martin Delgado, Miguel Angel
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/24220
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/24220
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02773
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Internet searching
Web search engines
Data mining
Social networks
Computer science
Information technology
Information theory and computation
Quantum information
Complex networks
Xarxes socials
Recuperació de la informació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Sistemes d'informació::Emmagatzematge i recuperació de la informació
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Resumo:We investigate the behaviour of the recently proposed Quantum PageRank algorithm, in large complex networks. We find that the algorithm is able to univocally reveal the underlying topology of the network and to identify and order the most relevant nodes. Furthermore, it is capable to clearly highlight the structure of secondary hubs and to resolve the degeneracy in importance of the low lying part of the list of rankings. The quantum algorithm displays an increased stability with respect to a variation of the damping parameter, present in the Google algorithm, and a more clearly pronounced power-law behaviour in the distribution of importance, as compared to the classical algorithm. We test the performance and confirm the listed features by applying it to real world examples from the WWW. Finally, we raise and partially address whether the increased sensitivity of the quantum algorithm persists under coordinated attacks in scale-free and random networks.