title: Impact of boundaries on fully connected random geometric networks.
abstract: Many complex networks exhibit a percolation transition involving a macroscopic connected component, with universal features largely independent of the microscopic model and the macroscopic domain geometry. In contrast, we show that the transition to full connectivity is strongly influenced by details of the boundary, but observe an alternative form of universality. Our approach correctly distinguishes connectivity properties of networks in domains with equal bulk contributions. It also facilitates system design to promote or avoid full connectivity for diverse geometries in arbitrary dimension.
authors.affiliation: Toshiba Telecommunications Research Laboratory, 32 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4ND, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coon
authors.forename: Carl P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Dettmann
authors.forename: Orestis
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Georgiou
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015233:Models, Statistical
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids