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Models of the Small World: A Review

M. E. J. Newman

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/0001118

Abstract

It is believed that almost any pair of people in the world can be connected to one another by a short chain of intermediate acquaintances, of typical length about six. This phenomenon, colloquially referred to as the ``six degrees of separation,'' has been the subject of considerable recent interest within the physics community. This paper provides a short review of the topic.

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