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Albert-László Barabási ()
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Nature, 2012, vol. 489, issue 7417, 507-508

Abstract: The concept of preferential attachment is behind the hubs and power laws seen in many networks. New results fuel an old debate about its origin, and beg the question of whether it is based on randomness or optimization. See Letter p.537

Date: 2012
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