How to track important changes in a dynamic network
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How to track important changes in a dynamic network

Networks can represent changing systems‚ like the spread of an epidemic or the growth of groups in a population of people. But the structure of these networks can change‚ too‚ as links appear or vanish over time. To better understand these changes‚ researchers often study a series of static "snapshots" that capture the structure of the network during a short duration.