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Small world is a sort of network between regular and random network that has the feature of both shorter characteristic path length and higher clustering coefficient, which is an appropriate model for the research of knowledge diffusion. There is simulation in this paper to certificate the validity of small world network in knowledge diffusion. In order to reflect the real world the model is completed by including expert as one influence factor and currency as the other to reflect knowledge transaction. Simulation results show that small world network do exist in knowledge diffusion.
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Feng, X., Chen, B., Zhu, H. (2013). The Research on Knowledge Diffusion Based on Small World Network. In: Rau, P.L.P. (eds) Cross-Cultural Design. Cultural Differences in Everyday Life. CCD 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8024. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39137-8_23
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