Entropy of dialogues creates coherent structures in e-mail traffic
Entropy of dialogues creates coherent structures in e-mail traffic
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.0405728101
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发表时间：
2004-10-05
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Sergi, D
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作者：
Eckmann, JP;Moses, E;Sergi, D
我们研究了电子邮件流量的动态网络，发现它发展了自组织的相干结构类似于那些出现在许多非线性动力系统。这样的结构被发现的一般信息理论方法动态网络的基础上分析的三个用户之间的同步。在电子邮件网络中，当用户以同步方式行动时，相干结构产生于时间相关性。这些时间上相连的结构变成了功能性的、目标导向的集合体，它们必须在真实的时间内对不断变化的目标和挑战做出反应（例如，在一所大学）。相反，静态结构与组织单位有关（例如，部门）。
We study the dynamic network of e-mail traffic and find that it develops self-organized coherent structures similar to those appearing in many nonlinear dynamic systems. Such structures are uncovered by a general information theoretic approach to dynamic networks based on the analysis of synchronization among trios of users. In the e-mail network, coherent structures arise from temporal correlations when users act in a synchronized manner. These temporally linked structures turn out to be functional, goal-oriented aggregates that must react in real time to changing objectives and challenges (e.g., committees at a university). In contrast, static structures turn out to be related to organizational units (e.g., departments).