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arxiv: cond-mat/0111323 · v3 · submitted 2001-11-19 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech · cond-mat.dis-nn· q-bio.PE

Human Sexual Contact Network as a Bipartite Graph

classification ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech cond-mat.dis-nnq-bio.PE
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A simple model to encapsulate the essential growth properties of \emph{the web of human sexual contacts} is presented. In the model only heterosexual connection is considered and represented by a random growing bipartite graph where both male-female contact networks grow simultaneously. The time evolution of the model is analysed by a rate equation approach leading to confirm that male and female sexual contact distributions decay as power laws with exponents depending on influx and charisma of the sexes.

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