Challenges in network science: Applications to infrastructures, climate, social systems and economics
Challenges in network science: Applications to infrastructures, climate, social systems and economics
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DOI：
10.1140/epjst/e2012-01695-x
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Solomon, S.
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作者：
Havlin, S.;Kenett, D. Y.;Solomon, S.
网络理论已经成为描述、分析、理解、设计和修复多层次复杂系统的最直观的理论框架之一。复杂的网络无处不在，在人造和人类社会系统中，在有机和无机物中，从纳米到宏观尺度，以及在自然和人为结构中。新的应用程序正在以不断增长的速度开发，未来增长的前景是很高的，因为我们在这些重要而复杂的环境中越来越多地相互作用。尽管这一领域取得了巨大成功，但多层次复杂系统的关键方面在很大程度上被忽视了。网络科学的重要挑战是考虑到许多这些缺失的现实特征，例如网络之间的强耦合(网络不是孤立的)、网络的动态(网络不是静态的)、网络的结构、动态和功能之间的相互关系、特定网络中的相互依赖关系(以及其他类别的链接，包括不同的相互作用迹象)以及网络的空间属性(包括地理方面)。本文的目的是介绍和讨论未来网络科学需要解决的挑战，以及不同学科将如何受到相应的影响。
Network theory has become one of the most visible theoretical frameworks that can be applied to the description, analysis, understanding, design and repair of multi-level complex systems. Complex networks occur everywhere, in man-made and human social systems, in organic and inorganic matter, from nano to macro scales, and in natural and anthropogenic structures. New applications are developed at an ever-increasing rate and the promise for future growth is high, since increasingly we interact with one another within these vital and complex environments. Despite all the great successes of this field, crucial aspects of multi-level complex systems have been largely ignored. Important challenges of network science are to take into account many of these missing realistic features such as strong coupling between networks (networks are not isolated), the dynamics of networks (networks are not static), interrelationships between structure, dynamics and function of networks, interdependencies in given networks (and other classes of links, including different signs of interactions), and spatial properties (including geographical aspects) of networks. This aim of this paper is to introduce and discuss the challenges that future network science needs to address, and how different disciplines will be accordingly affected.