
Illustration for the KIAS Webzine HORIZON:
โAre Scale-Free Networks Rare or Common?โ
#1 Scale-free networks are rare.
To emphasize the claim that scale-free networksโwhere nodes have eight or more connecting edgesโare rarely observed in real-world systems, I highlighted random networks, where most nodes have three or fewer evenly distributed connections.
#2 Rare and everywhere.
In contrast, the rebuttal to the above argument insists that scale-free networks do exist. Since these networks feature nodes with a significantly higher number of connections than random networks, I emphasized such nodes by visually highlighting the density of lines around them.
To reflect the tension between these two opposing viewpointsโthe rarity vs. ubiquity of scale-free networksโI combined both claims into a single image, using the format of editing a sentence mid-typing to express their conceptual interplay.
Category
Visual Graphic, Illustration
Belong
Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Date
2019













