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Structural evolution of the Brazilian airport network
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics. (IceLab)
2009 (English)In: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, ISSN 1742-5468, E-ISSN 1742-5468, p. 04020-Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aviation sector is profitable, but sensitive to economic fluctuations, geopolitical constraints and governmental regulations. As for other means of transportation, the relation between origin and destination results in a complex map of routes, which can be complemented with information associated with the routes themselves, for instance, frequency, traffic load and distance. The theory of networks provides a natural framework for investigating the dynamics on the resulting structure. Here, we investigate the structure and evolution of the Brazilian airport network (BAN) as regards several quantities: routes, connections, passengers and cargo. Some structural features are in accordance with previous results for other airport networks. The analysis of the evolution of the BAN shows that its structure is dynamic, with changes in the relative relevance of some airports and routes. The results indicate that the connections converge to specific routes. The network shrinks at the route level but grows in number of passengers and amount of cargo, which more than doubled during the period studied.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Bristol: Institute of Physics , 2009. p. 04020-
Keywords [en]
complex systems, complex networks, airports, Brazil
National Category
Other Physics Topics Environmental Analysis and Construction Information Technology
Research subject
Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-22241DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/2009/04/P04020Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-70449389948OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-22241DiVA, id: diva2:214108
Available from: 2009-05-03 Created: 2009-05-03 Last updated: 2023-03-23Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Exploring patterns of empirical networks
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2011 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Alternative title[sv]
Utforska mönster av empiriska nätverk
Abstract [en]

We are constantly struggling to understand how nature works, trying to identify recurrent events and looking for analogies and relations between objects or individuals. Knowing patterns of behavior is powerful and fundamental for survival of any species. In this thesis, datasets of diverse systems related to transportation, economics, sexual and social contacts, are characterized by using the formalisms of time series and network theory. Part of the results consists on the collection and analyzes of original network data, the rest focuses on the simulation of dynamical processes on these networks and to study how they are affected by the particular structures. The majority of the thesis is about temporal networks, i.e. networks whose structure changes in time. The new temporal dimension reveals structural dynamical properties that help to understand the feedback mechanisms responsible to make the network structure to adapt and to understand the emergence and inhibition of diverse phenomena in dynamic systems, as epidemics in sexual and contact networks.

Abstract [sv]

Vi är ständigt kämpar för att förstå hur naturen fungerar, försöker identifier återkommande evenemang och söker analogier och relationer mellan objekt eller individer. Veta beteendemönster är kraftfull och grundläggande för överlevnad av arter. I denna avhandling, dataset av olika system i samband med transporter är ekonomi, sexuella och sociala kontakter, som kännetecknas av att använda formalismer av tidsserier och nätverk teori. En del av resultatet utgörs av insamling och analys av ursprungliga nätdata, fokuserar resten på simulering av dynamiska processer i dessa nätverk och att studera hur de påverkas av de särskilda strukturer. Huvuddelen av avhandlingen handlar om tidsmässiga nät, i.e. nät vars struktur förändringar i tid. Den nya tidsdimensionen avslöjar strukturella dynamiska egenskaper som hjälper till att förstå den feedback mekanismer som ansvarar för att göra nätverksstruktur att anpassa sig och förstå uppkomsten och hämning av olika företeelser i dynamiska system, epidemier i sexuella och kontaktnät.

Abstract [pt]

Constantemente nos esforçamos para entender como a natureza funciona, tentando identificar eventos recorrentes e procurando por analogias e relações entre objetos ou indivíduos. Conhecer padrões de comportamento é algo poderoso e fundamental para a sobrevivência de qualquer espécie. Nesta tese, dados de sistemas diversos, relacionados a transporte, economia, contatos sexuais e sociais, são caracterizados usando o formalismo de séries temporais e teoria de redes. Uma parte dos resultados consiste na coleta e análise de dados de redes originais, a outra parte concentra-se na simulação de processos dinâmicos nessas redes e no estudo de como esses processos são afetados por determinadas estruturas. A maior parte da tese é sobre redes temporais, ou seja, redes cuja estrutura varia no tempo. A nova dimensão temporal revela propriedades estruturais dinâmicas que contribuem para o entendimento dos mecanismos de resposta responsáveis pela adaptação da rede, e para o entendimento da emergência e inibição de fenômenos diversos em sistemas dinâmicos, como epidemias em redes sexuais e de contato pessoal.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: Umeå University, Department of Physics, 2011. p. 66
Keywords
complex systems, complex networks, network analysis, empirical networks, air transportation, consumer complaints, information technology, sexual contacts, epidemics, vaccination
National Category
Other Physics Topics Other Physics Topics Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Computer and Information Sciences
Research subject
Physics; Statistics; Epidemiology; Economics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-46588 (URN)978-91-7459-241-2 (ISBN)
Public defence
2011-09-30, Naturvetarhuset, N300, Umeå universitet, Umeå, 13:30 (English)
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Available from: 2011-09-08 Created: 2011-09-06 Last updated: 2018-06-08Bibliographically approved

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