A model for cascading failures in complex networks
Other Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
Large but rare cascades triggered by small initial shocks are present in most of the infrastructure networks. Here we present a simple model for cascading failures based on the dynamical redistribution of the flow on the network. We show that the breakdown of a single node is sufficient to collapse the efficiency of the entire system if the node is among the ones with largest load. This is particularly important for real-world networks with an highly hetereogeneous distribution of loads as the Internet and electrical power grids.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0309141,
title = {A model for cascading failures in complex networks},
author = {Paolo Crucitti and Vito Latora and Massimo Marchiori},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0309141},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures