Optimizing search processes with stochastic resetting on the pseudofractal scale-free web

The pseudofractal scale-free web (PSFW) is a well-known model for a scale-free network with small-world characteristics. Understanding the dynamic properties of this network can provide valuable insights into dynamic processes occurring in general scale-free and small-world networks. In this study we investigate search processes using discrete-time random walks on the PSFW to reveal the impact of the resetting position on optimizing search efficiency, as measured by the mean first-passage time (MFPT). At each step the walker has two options: with a probability of 1-γ, it moves to one of the neighboring sites, and with a probability of γ, it resets to the predefined resetting position. We explore various choices for the resetting position, present rigorous results for the MFPT to a given node of the network, determine the optimal resetting probability γ^{*} where the MFPT reaches its minimum, and evaluate the ratio of the minimum for MFPT to the MFPT without resetting for each case. Results show that, in large PSFWs, both the degree of the resetting position and the distance between the target and the resetting position significantly affect the search efficiency. A higher degree of the resetting position leads to a slower convergence of the walker to the target, while a greater distance between the target and the resetting position also results in a slower convergence. Additionally, we observe that resetting to a vertex randomly selected from the stationary distribution can significantly expedite the process of the walker reaching the target. The findings presented in this study shed light on optimizing stochastic search processes on large networks, offering valuable insights into improving search efficiency in real-world applications, where the target node's location is unknown.

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E-Artikel

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:108

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Physical review. E - 108(2023), 6-1 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 064109

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Yongjin [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Zhenhua [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Long [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Junhao [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 20.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1103/PhysRevE.108.064109

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NLM367339951