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Preferential Attachment Network
This NetLogo algorithm simulates network formation using preferential attachment. New nodes are more likely to connect to existing nodes with higher degrees, reflecting a "lottery" system where popular nodes attract more links.
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Description
This model is an algorithm implemented in NetLogo.
Users can choose how many (unattached) nodes to begin the algorithm with.
Node size is proportional to the number of links the node has.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| initial-number-nodes | integer | the number of unconnected nodes existing before preferential attachment is applied. |
Outputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| network | object (agent and link sets) | nodes (turtles, breed nodes) and edges (links) between nodes, formed with iterations of preferential attachment. |
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Language
NetLogo
Modelling
agent interaction
network dynamics
preferential attachment
Module type
Algorithm
Programming
network simulation
stochastic
Region
global
Subject
social networks
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Amber Esha Jarigsma
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