The complexity of social networks: Theoretical and empirical findings

Social Networks

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-72

  Butts, Carter T ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Entropy; Equivalence; Graph distribution; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011087922     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8733(01)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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