Question Chapter 4

Professor John was investigating the connection between leafcutter anthills in Campinas city, and he is confident that he has found the network where the least connected anthill is connected to 3 others and the most connected to 55. What estimates for the number of nodes and the degree exponent would approximate this network as a scale-free one?

A)  10.341 nodes and y=4.5

B)  6.150 nodes and y=3.1

C)  63.105 nodes and  y=3.8

D)  727.108 nodes and  y=4.7

E)  None of the above


Original idea: Caio Rhoden


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  1. Joao Meidanis21 de setembro de 2025 às 13:34

    Questão interessante, mas estes conceitos estão melhor cobertos por outras questões.

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