network motifs http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=4664 Index terms fr 0 An Application of Category Theory to the Study of Complex Networks http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=4660 We propose a new data analytical tool for directed networks by using category theory. We develop a category theoretical treatment of directed networks in order to obtain functional networks for real networks. By applying our method to concrete data on real information processing biological networks, we find a distinguishing global structure of functional networks. A possibility of a new hypothesis on network motifs is also indicated based on our theory and data analvsis. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:52:45 +0200 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:52:50 +0200 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=4660