{"product_id":"networks-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Networks: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuido Caldarelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichele Catanzaro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNetworks are involved in many aspects of everyday life, from food webs in ecology and the spread of pandemics to social networking and public transportation. In fact, some of the most important and familiar natural systems and social phenomena are based on a networked structure. It is impossible to understand the spread of an epidemic, a computer virus, large-scale blackouts, or massive extinctions without taking into account the network structure that underlies all these phenomena. In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro discuss the nature and variety of networks, using everyday examples from society, technology, nature, and history to illuminate the science of network theory. The authors describe the ubiquitous role of networks, reveal how networks self-organize, explain why the rich get richer, and discuss how networks can spontaneously collapse. They conclude by highlighting how the findings of complex network theory have very wide and\u003cbr\u003eimportant applications in genetics, ecology, communications, economics, and sociology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuido Caldarelli\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Institute of Complex Networks of the National Research Council in Rome, Italy. He is an expert of scale-free networks and self-similar phenomena, especially of the applications of network theory to information technology and biology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichele Catanzaro\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance science writer based in Barcelona, Spain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 6.77 x 4.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754005659936,"sku":"9780199588077","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2169d63a1cc61c93218565a1a66f5466.webp?v=1780031348","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/networks-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}