Optimization of hierarchical structures of information flow
Physics and Society
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
The efficiency of a large hierarchical organisation is simulated on Barabasi-Albert networks, when each needed link leads to a loss of information. The optimum is found at a finite network size, corresponding to about five hierarchical layers, provided a cost for building the network is included in our optimization.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0608179,
title = {Optimization of hierarchical structures of information flow},
author = {D. Stauffer and P. M. C. de Oliveira},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0608179},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Draft of 6 pages including all figures