Generalized mutual entropy is defined for networks and applied in the analysis of complex network structures. The method is tested for the case of computer simulated scale-free networks, random networks, and their mixtures. The possible applications for real network analysis are discussed.

The manufacturing industry is characterized by large-scale interdependent networks as companies buy goods from one another, but do not control or design the overall flow of materials. The result is a complex emergent structure with which companies connect to each other. The topology of this...