Network science.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronics in military engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 108 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The US Army depends on a broad array of interacting physical, informational, cognitive, and social networks. This book presents an assessment of the importance and content of network science. It provides an analysis of how the Army might advance the transformation to NCO operations by supporting fundamental research on networks.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Boxes""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Networks and Network Research in the 21st Century""; ""3 Networks and the Military""; ""4 The Definition and Promise of Network Science""; ""5 The Content of Network Science""; ""6 Status and Challenges of Network Science""; ""7 Creating Value from Network Science: Scope of the Opportunity""; ""8 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""

""A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""""B Committee Meetings and Other Activities""; ""C Content of Network Science Courses""; ""D Questionnaire Data""; ""E Opportunities for Creating Value from Network Science""; ""F Recommended Reading List""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610286461

9780309133647

0309133645

9781280286469

1280286466

9780309653886

0309653886

OCLC:

923275931