Molecular Dynamics Modelling of the Temporal Changes in Complex Networks

The dynamic of complex social networks is nowadays one of the research areas of growing importance. The knowledge about the temporal changes of the network topology and characteristics is crucial in networked communication systems in which accurate predictions are important. In this paper a physics-inspired method to track the changes within complex social network is proposed. This method is based on the dynamic molecular modelling technique used in physics for simulation of large sets of interacting particles. The data for the conducted research was derived from e-mail communication within big company (Wroclaw University of Technology). From this information the social network of employees was extracted. The created social network was utilized to evaluate the methodology of social network dynamics modelling proposed by authors.