The project should be described in a short report/essay of at least 4 pages. The following topics should be included:
· Introduction
· Description of the project
· Result
· Discussion / Observations / Programming
· References
Flow in Networks:
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Transitions or flows in networks can be analyzed by writing the information into a matrix. Finding the steady-state of the system amounts to finding an eigenvector of this matrix. This method has many applications. This way one can, for example, study exchange rates of currencies, queues or lines of customers arriving at an airport or population growths of certain animal species. The algorithm known as PageRank, which was originally proposed for the internet search engine Google is based on this idea.
Project: Read the information below. Then create your own network with flows and find the steady-state of the system. Choose a meaningful network and flow (network of friends, sandbox internet ...) and explain your result.
Resources
· machado-google-pagerank-linear-algebra-project.