Effect of shortest path multiplicity on congestion of multiplex networks

Shortest paths are representative of discrete geodesic distances in graphs, and many descriptors of networks depend on their counting. In multiplex networks, this counting is radically important to quantify the switch between layers and it has crucial implications in the transportation efficiency an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Solé-Ribalta, Albert, Arenas, Alex, Gómez Jiménez, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/99601
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10609/99601
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multiplex networks
Congestion
Shortest paths
Multiplicity (Mathematics)
Multiplicitat (Matemàtica)
Matemáticas
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Sumario:Shortest paths are representative of discrete geodesic distances in graphs, and many descriptors of networks depend on their counting. In multiplex networks, this counting is radically important to quantify the switch between layers and it has crucial implications in the transportation efficiency and congestion processes. Here we present a mathematical approach to the computation of the joint distribution of distance and multiplicity (degeneration) of shortest paths in multiplex networks, and exploit its relation to congestion processes. The results allow us to approximate semi-analytically the onset of congestion in multiplex networks as a function of the congestion of its layers.