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Barabási–Albert vs Erdős–Rényi

Interactive lab: Why the world has celebrities and random networks do not.

What is this?

A visual, interactive experiment about Barabási–Albert vs Erdős–Rényi. Its main parameters update live and the simulation runs entirely in the browser.

How it works

Preferential attachment creates hubs and a P(k) ∝ k⁻³ tail; a random graph clusters degrees around a typical value.

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