TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards real-world complexity
T2 - an introduction to multiplex networks
AU - Lee, Kyu Min
AU - Min, Byungjoon
AU - Goh, Kwang-Il
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Many real-world complex systems are best modeled by multiplex networks of interacting network layers. The multiplex network study is one of the newest and hottest themes in the statistical physics of complex networks. Pioneering studies have proven that the multiplexity has broad impact on the system’s structure and function. In this Colloquium paper, we present an organized review of the growing body of current literature on multiplex networks by categorizing existing studies broadly according to the type of layer coupling in the problem. Major recent advances in the field are surveyed and some outstanding open challenges and future perspectives will be proposed.
AB - Many real-world complex systems are best modeled by multiplex networks of interacting network layers. The multiplex network study is one of the newest and hottest themes in the statistical physics of complex networks. Pioneering studies have proven that the multiplexity has broad impact on the system’s structure and function. In this Colloquium paper, we present an organized review of the growing body of current literature on multiplex networks by categorizing existing studies broadly according to the type of layer coupling in the problem. Major recent advances in the field are surveyed and some outstanding open challenges and future perspectives will be proposed.
KW - Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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U2 - 10.1140/epjb/e2015-50742-1
DO - 10.1140/epjb/e2015-50742-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84923169675
VL - 88
JO - European Physical Journal B
JF - European Physical Journal B
SN - 1434-6028
IS - 2
ER -