Hierarchical ordering of reticular networks.

The structure of hierarchical networks in biological and physical systems has long been characterized using the Horton-Strahler ordering scheme. The scheme assigns an integer order to each edge in the network based on the topology of branching such that the order increases from distal parts of the n...

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Main Authors: Yuriy Mileyko, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Charles A Price, Joshua S Weitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3368924?pdf=render