The Communications and Networks Collaborative Technology Alliance Publication Network: A Case Study on Graph and Simplicial Complex Analysis

Abstract

This report examines the co-authorship network from the publication record of the Communication and Networks Collaborative Technology Alliance (C&N CTA). In addition to several traditional graph properties, we examine various simplicial complex properties of the network where the simplex structure is generated by the group of co-authors on individual papers. In particular, we study aspects of the connectivity of k-simplices and k-facets. We study particular centrality characteristics, revealing inherent properties of co-authorship networks, including facet degrees follow a power law distribution, homology cycles intersect, and minimal non-faces are due to independent clustering. We also study more traditional topological properties of the network, including Q-analysis, f-vectors, and the Euler characteristic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA616965

Entities

People

  • Ananthram Swami
  • Robert J. Drost
  • Terrence J. Moore

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Alliances
  • Boundaries
  • Case Studies
  • Clustering
  • Coefficients
  • Computers
  • Eccentricity
  • Governments
  • Instructions
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Networks
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.