2002/06/19 by Reginald D. Smith, Smith, Reginald D. · 2 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Cellular Automata and Applications #Complex Network Analysis Techniques #FOS: Physical sciences #Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0206378
5 pages, 4 figures
openalex publication_date 2002/06/19 · arxiv created 2002/08/19 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The topology of an instant messaging system is described. Statistical measures of the network are given and compared with the statistics of a comparable random graph. The scale-free character of the network is examined and implications are given for the structure of social networks and instant messenger security.