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In complex networks, interactions between multiple agents give rise to an array of intricate global dynamics, ranging from synchronization to cluster formations. Decoding the connectivity structure as well as the types of interactions from…

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Pendulum-like dynamics is a universal motif across many areas of physics, underlying systems ranging from classical nonlinear oscillators to superconducting qubits and cold-atom tunneling platforms. Here we present an exact frequency-domain…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-03-12 Teepanis Chachiyo

The collective dynamics of a network of excitable nodes changes dramatically when inhibitory nodes are introduced. We consider inhibitory nodes which may be activated just like excitatory nodes but, upon activating, decrease the probability…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2014-04-03 Daniel B. Larremore , Woodrow L. Shew , Edward Ott , Francesco Sorrentino , Juan G. Restrepo

Intractable phase dynamics often challenge our understanding of complex oscillatory systems, hindering the exploration of synchronisation, chaos, and emergent phenomena across diverse fields. We introduce a novel conceptual framework for…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2024-07-02 Marco Thiel

Synchronization is a universal phenomenon found in many non-equilibrium systems. Much recent interest in this area has overlapped with the study of complex networks, where a major focus is determining how a system's connectivity patterns…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-08-19 Jason Hindes , Christopher R. Myers

Modular structure is ubiquitous among complex networks. We note that most such systems are subject to multiple structural and functional constraints, e.g., minimizing the average path length and the total number of links, while maximizing…

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Cell complexes are topological spaces constructed from simple blocks called cells. They generalize graphs, simplicial complexes, and polyhedral complexes that form important domains for practical applications. They also provide a…

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Using percolation statistics we, for the first time, demonstrate the universal character of a network pattern in the real space, mass distributions resulting from nonlinear gravitational instability of initial Gaussian fluctuations.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Capp Yess , Sergei F. Shandarin

A major achievement in the study of complex networks is the observation that diverse systems, from sub-cellular biology to social networks, exhibit universal topological characteristics. Yet this universality does not naturally translate to…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-01-29 Chittaranjan Hens , Uzi Harush , Reuven Cohen , Baruch Barzel

Percolation problems appear in a large variety of different contexts ranging from the design of composite materials to vaccination strategies on community networks. The key observable for many applications is the percolation threshold.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-06-16 Fabian Coupette , Tanja Schilling

We study wave propagation in networks of coupled cells which can behave as excitable or self-oscillatory media. For excitable media, an asymptotic construction of wave trains is presented. This construction predicts their shape and speed,…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 A. Carpio

From the perspective of network analysis, the ubiquitous networks are comprised of regular and irregular components, which makes uncovering the complexity of network structures to be a fundamental challenge. Exploring the regular…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-08-30 Tao Wu , Shaojie Qiao , Xingping Xian , Xi-Zhao Wang , Wei Wang , Yanbing Liu

Links in a practical network may have different functions, which makes the original network a combination of some functional subnetworks. Here, by a model of coupled oscillators, we investigate how such functional subnetworks are evolved…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-05-13 Menghui Li , Xingang Wang , Choy-Heng Lai

Complex social systems are composed of interconnected individuals whose interactions result in group behaviors. Optimal control of a real-world complex system has many applications, including road traffic management, epidemic prevention,…

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Many natural and man-made network systems need to maintain certain patterns, such as working at equilibria or limit cycles, to function properly. Thus, the ability to stabilize such patterns is crucial. Most of the existing studies on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Alberto Maria Nobili , Yuzhen Qin , Carlo Alberto Avizzano , Danielle S. Bassett , Fabio Pasqualetti

A characteristic property of networks is their ability to propagate influences, such as infectious diseases, behavioral changes, and failures. An especially important class of such contagious dynamics is that of cascading processes. These…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-01-26 Adilson E. Motter , Yang Yang

We propose a novel model of oscillatory chains that generalizes the contour discrete model of Buslaev nets. The model offers a continuous description of conflicts in system dynamics, interpreted as interactions between neighboring…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2025-04-08 Ihor Lubashevsky , Marina Yashina , Vasily Lubashevskiy

We study a self-consistent approach to introduce higher-order effects in a branching process model of complex contagion on clustered networks. Branching processes operate over an infinite population such that they never circle back and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-11-20 Leah A. Keating , Laurent Hébert-Dufresne

We leverage data-driven model discovery methods to determine the governing equations for the emergent behavior of heterogeneous networked dynamical systems. Specifically, we consider networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators whose…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-05-24 Katherine Owens , J. Nathan Kutz