Statistical mechanics proves useful when assessing the topology of many large-scale networks, including infrastructure. One objective would be to modify the pattern of capacity expansion inside a system. Airports are spatially distributed and they need to respond to potential demand that they...

Recent applications of Cournot models suggest that fully connected networks are less costly and more welfare-efficient as compared to hub-and-spokes in China's rapidly expanding air traffic system (ATS). The author applies agent-based heuristics to demonstrate that the complexity of China's ATS...