***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** yes, you are obviously right. It would be interesting, however, to see more current collaboration along the lines I understood Bettina to be suggesting. Clearly the roots of modern network analysis lay in physics. -----Original Message----- From: Don Steiny [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 6:33 PM To: rhoten Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: All Networks Look the Same? I can't help but point out that Harrison White, argueably the most influential person on modern network theory, was a physicist who applied his knowledge of physics to the social sciences. Here is a paper that discusses that: http://www.mot.chalmers.se/dept/idy/home/azarian.pdf White has a number of important papers, perhaps his one on blockmodels is the most influential for network analysis. -Don rhoten writes: > > > The idea of collaboration seems like an excellent proposal idea ... I think there could be a fascinating line of work here, merging the sociologists' and physicists' approaches to networks, exploring where lay the convergences and divergences in approaches ... examining opportunities to and obstacles for a network law(s). > > Diana > > -----Original Message----- > From: Social Networks Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Bettina Hoser > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:59 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: All Networks Look the Same? > > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > I agree with Ajay, why not take what the physicist find and check if > it works. If it does, this can help to explain some facts, that are > still unsolved, and if not, no damage done. Maybe they also provide > new methods that could be tested. Wouldn´t it be nice to have a "grand > unified network law" ;-) > > The only sad thing is, that they always make it to center stage (nature, science etc) while those who have been there for a long while, stand in the shadows. Can´t something be done about that? Collaboration etc? > > Best, > Bettina > -- > Dipl.-Phys. Bettina Hoser > Informationsdienste und elektronische Märkte Fakultät für > Wirtschaftswissenschaften Universität Karlsruhe (TH) > D-76128 Karlsruhe > > Gebäude 20.20 RZ (Raum 164), Zirkel 2 > > Telefon: +49.721.608-8407 > Telefax: +49.721.608-8403 > > [log in to unmask] > http://www.em.uni-karlsruhe.de > > _____________________________________________________________________ > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. > > _____________________________________________________________________ > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social > network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an > email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line > UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. > -- Don Steiny - [log in to unmask] - [log in to unmask] Institute for Social Network Analysis of the Economy - www.isnae.org 125 Mission St #3 - Santa Cruz, CA 95060 - 831.471.1671 - fax: 831.471.1670 _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.