Information Theory of Networks
Open Access
- 28 November 2011
- Vol. 3 (4), 767-779
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sym3040767
Abstract
The paper puts the emphasis on surveying information-theoretic network measures for analyzing the structure of networks. In order to apply the quantities interdisciplinarily, we also discuss some of their properties such as their structural interpretation and uniqueness.Keywords
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