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Percolation in <strong>Small</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Networks</strong> (2)<br />

k=1<br />

k=2<br />

k=5<br />

¡ The original data of Watts & Newmann for<br />

percolation on a 1-d re-wired network<br />

Regular<br />

<strong>Small</strong> world<br />

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Implications<br />

¡ Epidemics spread much faster than<br />

predicted by normal models (assuming<br />

regular networks)<br />

l Even with a low percentage of susceptible<br />

individuals<br />

¡ More in general<br />

¡ The effects of local actions spread very<br />

fast in small world networks<br />

l Viruses, but also information, data, gossip,<br />

traffic jams, trends<br />

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