In the study of complex networks （systems）, the scaling phenomenon of flow fluctuations refers to a certain powerlaw between the mean flux （activity） （Fi） of the i-th node and its variance σi as σi α （Fi）α...In the study of complex networks （systems）, the scaling phenomenon of flow fluctuations refers to a certain powerlaw between the mean flux （activity） （Fi） of the i-th node and its variance σi as σi α （Fi）α Such scaling laws are found to be prevalent both in natural and man-made network systems, but the understanding of their origins still remains limited. This paper proposes a non-stationary Poisson process model to give an analytical explanation of the non-universal scaling phenomenon： the exponent α varies between 1/2 and 1 depending on the size of sampling time window and the relative strength of the external/internal driven forces of the systems. The crossover behaviour and the relation of fluctuation scaling with pseudo long range dependence are also accounted for by the model. Numerical experiments show that the proposed model can recover the multi-scaiing phenomenon.展开更多
基金Project supported in part by National Basic Research Program of China (973 Project) (Grant No 2006CB705506)Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Project) (Grant No 2007AA11Z222)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 60721003 and 60774034)
文摘In the study of complex networks （systems）, the scaling phenomenon of flow fluctuations refers to a certain powerlaw between the mean flux （activity） （Fi） of the i-th node and its variance σi as σi α （Fi）α Such scaling laws are found to be prevalent both in natural and man-made network systems, but the understanding of their origins still remains limited. This paper proposes a non-stationary Poisson process model to give an analytical explanation of the non-universal scaling phenomenon： the exponent α varies between 1/2 and 1 depending on the size of sampling time window and the relative strength of the external/internal driven forces of the systems. The crossover behaviour and the relation of fluctuation scaling with pseudo long range dependence are also accounted for by the model. Numerical experiments show that the proposed model can recover the multi-scaiing phenomenon.
