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About the choice of the partner in aïkido: elements of algebra and combinatorics of the pairing of a finite set |
| Author |
BARBUT Marc, DUPREZ Jean-Marie |
| Keywords |
Aïkido, Configuration, Homogeneity, Lattice, Pairing, Probability |
| Topics |
Combinatorics, Lattices, Probabilities, Recurrence equations, Social Psychology, Sociology |
| Abstract |
The rules of the game named aïkido provide a particular occurrence of the following general problem: a finite set E(|E|= 2n) of persons is divided into k given classes (partition Π); each person is allowed to choose freely a partner among the others; the result is a second partition of E, into n 2-subsets; we name it pairing. The sequence of the sizes of the classes of the cut (infimum) of Π and a pairing (in the partitions lattice of E) is called here a configuration.
This paper studies the set of all possible configurations in the two elementary cases k = 2 and k = 3. For (k ≥ 4), some general properties are showed.
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| Number |
177, Spring 2007 |
| Language |
French | Read the article
| Title |
Social network evolution and actor oriented models |
| Author |
ZEGGELINK Evelien P.H. |
| Keywords |
None |
| Topics |
Algorithms - Algorithmic Theory, Dynamical Systems, Networks, Recurrence equations, Social Sciences, Stochastic Processes |
| Abstract |
We present an overview of different actor oriented models of network evolution, that have been developed in the last couple of years. The models are constructed in different fields of application and all have in common that the emergence of network structure is directly or indirectly of interest. Each model is based on a set of actors and a set of behavioral rules of these actors, resulting in interaction mechanisms and the coming into existence of some network pattern of relationships. Actors vary from individuals and families to political parties. Relationships are either directed or undirected and vary from friendship to cooperation, and access to coalition partners.
Simulation is used to obtain distribution of possible resulting network structure because this and other aspects of the models, make it hard to be solved analytically. We think that the use of this kind of simulation models, by examining the influence of both endogeneous and exogeneous variables, contributes to improvement of theory building. |
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137, Spring 1997, special issue: A few models for social networks analysis |
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English | Read the article
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