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Spectral Evolution of Social Networks

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Spectral evolution model

Glossary

Adjacency Matrix:

A characteristic matrix of a social network, typically denoted A. If the social network contains n persons, the adjacency matrix is a 0/1 n × n that contains 1 in the entries A ij that correspond to an edge {i, j} and 0 otherwise

Eigenvalue Decomposition:

A decomposition of a square matrix giving A = UAU T, in which U contains the eigenvectors of A and Λ contains the eigenvalues

Singular Value Decomposition:

A decomposition of any matrix giving A = U∑V T, in which ∑ contains the singular values of A

Spectral Evolution Model:

The model that states that over time, eigenvectors stay constant and eigenvalues change

Spectrum:

The set of eigenvalues or singular values of a matrix

Definition

The term spectral evolution describes a model of the evolution of network based on matrix decompositions. When applied to social networks, this model can be used to predict friendships, recommend friends, and implement other learning problems.

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Kunegis, J. (2014). Spectral Evolution of Social Networks. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_125

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