“六度分离”假说的信息学意义

Application of Six Degrees of Seperation Hyperthesis in the Information Science

介绍“六度分离”假说的含义和“小世界原理”的由来,指出在互联网崛起的背景下,“六度分离”假说再次受到学术界关注的原因以及其在物理、化学、生物、交通、影视传媒等领域显示出的应用价值。在此基础上,初步探索“六度分离”假说在信息学领域的应用前景。

Thirty years ago, Milgram proposed Six Degrees of Seperation hyperthesis. His original intention was to measure a theoreti-cal distance that two strangers need to get acquainted. Later, this hyperthesis was extended as 'small world efffect' and was much ap-plied to such fields as physics, chemistry, biology, transportation, video-audio and media. In recent years, under the circumstances ofthe network boosting, Six Degrees of Seperation hyperthesis once more receives much concern from the academic word and shows itsapplication values in more and wider fields. On the basis of a retrospective introduction of this theory, this essay attempts to make a pi-lot study of its application prospects in the information science.