Abstract (may include machine translation)
A discussion on scale-free networks was presented. The characteristics of scale-free networks were presented. It was found that scale-free networks were robust against accidental failures but vulnerable to coordinated attacks. The applications of scale-free networks in different fields were discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60-69 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Scientific American |
| Volume | 288 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2003 |