Size, connectivity, and tipping in spatial networks: Theory and empirics
A theoretical model of urban networks is developed linking connectivity to city sizes. The theoretical model predicts inter-city links scale linearly while same-city connections exhibit super-linear scaling. The data for the U.S., New England, and South Korea support the theoretical models predictions. Agent-based simulations are conducted to identify the conditions that preserve the diversity of norms in scale-free networks.
tipping network scaling agent-based simulation size distribution