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On Automorphism Groups of Networks

Physics and Society 2020-08-05 v2 Combinatorics

Abstract

We consider the size and structure of the automorphism groups of a variety of empirical `real-world' networks and find that, in contrast to classical random graph models, many real-world networks are richly symmetric. We relate automorphism group structure to network topology and discuss generic forms of symmetry and their origin in real-world networks.

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@article{arxiv.0705.3215,
  title  = {On Automorphism Groups of Networks},
  author = {Ben D. MacArthur and Rubén J. Sánchez-García and James W. Anderson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.3215},
  year   = {2020}
}
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