Connectedness and strength of biological organisms

Journal of the Korean Physical Society

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1053-1058

  Yoon, B G ^a   Choi, J ^b   Choi, M Y ^c  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological organism; Connectedness; Failure model; Monte Carlo simulation; Small world network

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344440694     PISSN: 03744884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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