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Title : Using Entropy as a Measure for Changes in Network Complexity
Author(s) : Rana P. Sircar
Michael H. Behringer
Filename : draft-sircar-complexity-entropy-00.txt
Pages : 6
Date : 2013-10-21
Abstract:
For the evaluation of network designs it is desirable to express
their complexity in objective, measurable metrics. Previous work has
shown that a large number of distinct, partly dependent scales play a
role in overall complexity. This document proposes the use of multi-
scale entropy metrics to describe the complexity of a network. We
observe that the complexity of a network which undergoes no changes
over a longer time period is constant. Conversely, when a network
undergoes changes entropy is increasing; this is independent on
whether the changes make the network more or less complex. In other
words, also a simplification effort increases complexity temporarily.
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