net.watts.strogatz function

Watts-Strogatz Small-world Network

Simulate a small-world network according to the model of Watts and Strogatz (1998).

net.watts.strogatz(n, k, re)

Arguments

• n: The number of the nodes in the network (or lattice).
• k: Number of edges per node.
• re: Rewiring probability.

Returns

A list containing the nodes of the network and their respective neighbors.

Details

The formation of Watts-Strogatz network starts with a ring lattice with n nodes and k edges per node, then each edge is rewired at random with probability re.

Examples

## Not run:

x <- net.watts.strogatz(1000, 10, 0.05)
## End(Not run)

References

Duncan J. Watts and Steven H. Strogatz: Collective dynamics of 'small world' networks, Nature 393, 440-442, 1998.

Author(s)

Xu Dong, Nazrul Shaikh