In the previous chapters we learned how weak links stabilize complex systems. The classical study of Granovetter (1973) demonstrated that weak links help the cohesion of society (see Chap. 1). Weak links are necessary for small-worldness, emerging in parallel with topological scale-freeness, and making a key contribution to the formation of nestedness (see Chap. 2). Weak links buffer noise, help relaxation, form barriers against cascading failures, and stabilize the coupled oscillators of bottom networks (see Chap. 3).
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Csermely, P. (2009). Weak Links as Stabilizers of Complex Systems. In: Weak Links. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31157-7_4
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