Structural properties of the Chinese air transportation multilayer network

Air transportation networks play important roles in human mobility. In this paper, from the perspective of multilayer network mechanism, the dynamics of the Chinese air transportation network are extensively investigated. A multilayer-based passengers re-scheduling model is introduced, and a multilayer cooperation (MC) approach is proposed to improve the efficiency of network traffic under random failures. We use two metrics: the success rate and the extra transfer number, to evaluate the efficiency of re-scheduling. It is found that a higher success rate of passengers re-scheduling can be obtained by MC, and MC is stronger for resisting the instability of the capacity of links. Furthermore, the explosion of the number of extra transfer can be well restrained by MC. Our work will highlight a better understanding of the dynamics and robustness of the Chinese air transportation network.

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Analysis of the weighted Chinese air transportation multilayer network

2016 12th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA) ◽

10.1109/wcica.2016.7578400 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chen Hong ◽

Boyuan Liang

Keyword(s):

Air Transportation ◽

Multilayer Network

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Structural Properties of the Brazilian Air Transportation Network

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências ◽

10.1590/0001-3765201520140155 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 87 (3) ◽

pp. 1653-1674 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

GUILHERME S. COUTO ◽

ANA PAULA COUTO DA SILVA ◽

LINNYER B. RUIZ ◽

FABRÍCIO BENEVENUTO

Keyword(s):

Structural Properties ◽

Complex Network ◽

Power Law ◽

Global Economy ◽

Transportation Network ◽

Small World ◽

Air Transportation ◽

Power Law Distribution ◽

National Network ◽

Operational Problem

The air transportation network in a country has a great impact on the local, national and global economy. In this paper, we analyze the air transportation network in Brazil with complex network features to better understand its characteristics. In our analysis, we built networks composed either by national or by international flights. We also consider the network when both types of flights are put together. Interesting conclusions emerge from our analysis. For instance, Viracopos Airport (Campinas City) is the most central and connected airport on the national flights network. Any operational problem in this airport separates the Brazilian national network into six distinct subnetworks. Moreover, the Brazilian air transportation network exhibits small world characteristics and national connections network follows a power law distribution. Therefore, our analysis sheds light on the current Brazilian air transportation infrastructure, bringing a novel understanding that may help face the recent fast growth in the usage of the Brazilian transport network.

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Measure of layer centrality in multilayer network

International Journal of Modern Physics C ◽

10.1142/s0129183118500511 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (06) ◽

pp. 1850051

Author(s):

Xiao Chen ◽

Zhe-Ming Lu

Keyword(s):

Complex Systems ◽

Real World ◽

General Framework ◽

Network Connectivity ◽

Air Transportation ◽

Multilayer Network ◽

Different Types ◽

Two Measures

Many real-world complex systems consist of a set of basic units that are connected by different kinds of relationships. All types of such systems can be described by a multilayer network, where each link represents different types of interaction among the same set of nodes. In this paper, we present a general framework to characterize the influences (centrality) of layers. Furthermore, we propose two measures for layer centrality in terms of network connectivity under this framework. The basic idea of our measures consists in assigning more centrality value to layers that contribute more connectivity in a multilayer network. In other words, layers are more influential if more centrality values of links are assigned to them. We validate the measures on a real-world dataset of air transportation multilayer network and find that the measures are able to extract novel and useful information from the dataset.

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Geometric structural properties of bonded layers of chemically modified silicas

Journal of Chromatography A ◽

10.1016/s0021-9673(01)91460-8 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 447 (3) ◽

pp. 103-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A Fadeev

Keyword(s):

Structural Properties ◽

Chemically Modified ◽

Chemically Modified Silicas

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Electronic, vibrational and structural properties of alkali halide clusters

Physica B Condensed Matter ◽

10.1016/s0921-4526(84)92608-5 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 127 (1-3) ◽

pp. 214-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

T MARTIN

Keyword(s):

Structural Properties ◽

Alkali Halide

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Newborn's Preference for Faces

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.1.3.200 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 200-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Carlo Umiltà ◽

Francesca Simion ◽

Eloisa Valenza

Keyword(s):

Visual System ◽

Structural Properties ◽

Sensory Properties ◽

Human Face ◽

System Experiment ◽

Face Experiment

Four experiments were aimed at elucidating some aspects of the preference for facelike patterns in newborns. Experiment 1 showed a preference for a stimulus whose components were located in the correct arrangement for a human face. Experiment 2 showed a preference for stimuli that had optimal sensory properties for the newborn visual system. Experiment 3 showed that babies directed their attention to a facelike pattern even when it was presented simultaneously with a non-facelike stimulus with optimal sensory properties. Experiment 4 showed the preference for facelike patterns in the temporal hemifield but not in the nasal hemifield. It was concluded that newborns' preference for facelike patterns reflects the activity of a subcortical system which is sensitive to the structural properties of the stimulus.

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