Title of article
A small world network of prime numbers
Author/Authors
Anjan Kumar Chandra، نويسنده , , Subinay Dasgupta، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
11
From page
436
To page
446
Abstract
According to Goldbach conjecture, any even number can be broken up as the sum of two prime numbers: n=p+q. We construct a network where each node is a prime number and corresponding to every even number n, we put a link between the component primes p and q. In most cases, an even number can be broken up in many ways, and then we chose one decomposition with a probability p-qα. Through computation of average shortest distance and clustering coefficient, we conclude that for α>-1.8 the network is of small world type and for α<-1.8 it is of regular type. We also present a theoretical justification for such behaviour.
Journal title
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Record number
870450
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