Vulnerability and protection of infrastructure networks.

By Vito Latora, Massimo Marchiori. Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 2004

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Infrastructure systems are a key ingredient of modern society. We discuss a general method to find the critical components of an infrastructure network, i.e., the nodes and the links fundamental to the perfect functioning of the network. Such nodes, and not the most connected ones, are the targets to protect from terrorist attacks. The method, used as an improvement analysis, can also help to better shape a planned expansion of the network.

Subfields: Computer Networks and Communications, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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