Robustness of networks against viruses: The role of the spectral radius
conference paper
In this paper we study the spectral radius of a number of real-life networks. This study is motivated by the fact that the smaller the spectral radius, the higher the robustness of a network against the spread of viruses. First we study how wellknown upper bounds for the spectral radius of graphs match to the spectral radii of the social network of the Dutch soccer team, the Dutch roadmap network, the network of the observable part of the Internet graph at the IP-level and the Autonomous System level. Secondly, we compare the spectral radius for these real-life networks with those of commonly used complex network models. © 2006 IEEE.
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TNO Identifier
239711
ISSN
0780397851 (ISBN); 9780780397859 (ISBN)
Article nr.
4133799
Source title
2006 Symposium on Communications and Vehicular Technology, IEEE SCVT 2006; 13th Annual Symposium on Communications and Vehicular Technology in the Benelux, 23 November 2006 through 23 November 2006, Liege, Conference code: 72419
Pages
35-38
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