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Luis Enrique Correa da Rocha

Publications and source records attributed to Luis Enrique Correa da Rocha.

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arXiv2009

The meta book and size-dependent properties of written language

Evidence is given for a systematic text-length dependence of the power-law index gamma of a single book. The estimated gamma values are consistent with a monotonic decrease from 2 to 1 with increasing length of a text. A direct connection to an extended Heap's law is explored. The infinite book limit is, as a consequence, proposed to be given by gamma = 1 instead of the value gamma=2 expected if the Zipf's law was ubiquitously applicable. In addition we explore the idea that the systematic text-length dependence can be described by a meta book concept, which is an abstract representation reflecting the word-frequency structure of a text. According to this concept the word-frequency distribution of a text, with a certain length written by a single author, has the same characteristics as a text of the same length pulled out from an imaginary complete infinite corpus written by the same author.

physics.soc-ph↗

arXiv2009

Size dependent word frequencies and translational invariance of books

It is shown that a real novel shares many characteristic features with a null model in which the words are randomly distributed throughout the text. Such a common feature is a certain translational invariance of the text. Another is that the functional form of the word-frequency distribution of a novel depends on the length of the text in the same way as the null model. This means that an approximate power-law tail ascribed to the data will have an exponent which changes with the size of the text-section which is analyzed. A further consequence is that a novel cannot be described by text-evolution models like the Simon model. The size-transformation of a novel is found to be well described by a specific Random Book Transformation. This size transformation in addition enables a more precise determination of the functional form of the word-frequency distribution. The implications of the results are discussed.

cs.CL↗

arXiv2009

Structural Evolution of the Brazilian Airport Network

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 by information associated to the routes themselves, for instance, frequency, traffic load or distance. The theory of networks provides a natural framework to investigate dynamics on the resulting structure. Here, we investigate the structure and evolution of the Brazilian Airport Network (BAN) for several quantities: routes, connections, passengers and cargo. Some structural features are in accordance with previous results of 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.

physics.soc-ph↗

arXiv2007

Multiple complex networks emerging from individual interactions

Systems composed of distinct complex networks are present in many real-world environments, from society to ecological systems. In the present paper, we propose a network model obtained as a consequence of interactions between two species (e.g. predator and prey). Fields are produced and sensed by the individuals, defining spatio-temporal patterns which are strongly affected by the attraction intensity between individuals from the same species. The dynamical evolution of the system, including the change of individuals between different clusters, is investigated by building two complex networks having the individuals as nodes. In the first network, the edge weight is given by the Euclidean distance between every two individuals and, in the case of the second network, by the amount of time two individuals stay close one another. A third network is obtained from the two previous networks whose nodes correspond to the spatially congruent groups. The system evolves to an organized state where Gaussian and scale-free-like strength distributions emerge, respectively, in the predator and prey networks. Such a different connectivity is mainly a consequence of preys elimination. Some configurations favor the survival of preys or higher efficiency of predator activity.

physics.bio-ph↗

arXiv2006

2D pattern evolution constrained by complex network dynamics

Complex networks have established themselves along the last years as being particularly suitable and flexible for representing and modeling several complex natural and human-made systems. At the same time in which the structural intricacies of such networks are being revealed and understood, efforts have also been directed at investigating how such connectivity properties define and constrain the dynamics of systems unfolding on such structures. However, lesser attention has been focused on hybrid systems, \textit{i.e.} involving more than one type of network and/or dynamics. Because several real systems present such an organization (\textit{e.g.} the dynamics of a disease coexisting with the dynamics of the immune system), it becomes important to address such hybrid systems. The current paper investigates a specific system involving a diffusive (linear and non-linear) dynamics taking place in a regular network while interacting with a complex network of defensive agents following Erdös-Rényi and Barabási-Albert graph models, whose nodes can be displaced spatially. More specifically, the complex network is expected to control, and if possible to extinguish, the diffusion of some given unwanted process (\textit{e.g.} fire, oil spilling, pest dissemination, and virus or bacteria reproduction during an infection). Two types of pattern evolution are considered: Fick and Gray-Scott. The nodes of the defensive network then interact with the diffusing patterns and communicate between themselves in order to control the spreading. The main findings include the identification of higher efficiency for the Barabási-Albert control networks.

physics.comp-ph↗