Figure 4
From: Optimal search strategies on complex multi-linked networks

Existence of an optimum for the average search time in a multi-linked network with .
Density plot of the average search time for networks with nodes and
. Data are obtained from formula (3), via numerical inversion of matrix (5), for every choice of
and
. In both cases here depicted, the three matrices are generated according to the Watts-Strogatz algorithm, for different choices of the probability
and the initial connectivity
, (
):
,
,
,
(lower triangle),
,
,
,
(upper triangle). The dashed crosses identify the optimal values for
and
as predicted by the approximated numerical expression (8).