SELF-ORGANIZATION APPLIED TO DYNAMIC NETWORK LAYOUT

Markus M. Geipel ()
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Markus M. Geipel: Chair of Systems Design, ETH Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2007, vol. 18, issue 10, 1537-1549

Abstract: As networks and their structure have become a major field of research, a strong demand for network visualization has emerged. We address this challenge by formalizing the well established spring layout in terms of dynamic equations. We thus open up the design space for new algorithms. Drawing from the knowledge of systems design, we derive a layout algorithm that remedies several drawbacks of the original spring layout. This new algorithm relies on the balancing of two antagonistic forces. We thus call itarffor "attractive and repulsive forces". It is, as we claim, particularly suited for a dynamic layout of smaller networks(n

Keywords: Networks; self-organization; 89.75.Fb (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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