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Networks (or graphs) appear as dominant structures in diverse domains, including sociology, biology, neuroscience and computer science. In most of the aforementioned cases graphs are directed - in the sense that there is directionality on…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-06-16 Fragkiskos D. Malliaros , Michalis Vazirgiannis

Coupled cell systems model interacting dynamical units and provide a natural framework for studying synchrony phenomena arising from collective behavior. Graph symmetries often induce such patterns, but certain networks exhibit additional…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-03-05 Nicolas Brito , Miriam Manoel

We study collective synchronization of pulse-coupled oscillators interacting on asymmetric random networks. We demonstrate that random matrix theory can be used to accurately predict the speed of synchronization in such networks in…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-10 Marc Timme , Fred Wolf , Theo Geisel

Real-world networks in technology, engineering and biology often exhibit dynamics that cannot be adequately reproduced using network models given by smooth dynamical systems and a fixed network topology. Asynchronous networks give a…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2017-02-07 Christian Bick , Michael Field

Previous research claimed or disclaimed the role of a small diameter in the synchronization of a network of coupled dynamical systems. We investigate this connection and show that it is two folds. We first construct two classes of networks,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 Wei Lin , Xiaowei Zhan

Multiplex networks offer an important tool for the study of complex systems and extending techniques originally designed for single--layer networks is an important area of study. One of the most important methods for analyzing networks is…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-03-17 Daryl R. DeFord , Scott D. Pauls

This paper studies the dynamics of a network of diffusively-coupled bistable systems. Under mild conditions and without requiring smoothness of the vector field, we analyze the network dynamics and show that the solutions converge globally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-09 Gianluca Villani , Luca Scardovi

The study of connectivity and coordination has drawn increasing attention in recent decades due to their central role in driving markets, shaping societal dynamics, and influencing biological systems. Traditionally, observable connections,…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-04-04 Shahar Somin , Tom Cohen , Jeremy Kepner , Alex Pentland

Roughly speaking, clustering evolving networks aims at detecting structurally dense subgroups in networks that evolve over time. This implies that the subgroups we seek for also evolve, which results in many additional tasks compared to…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2014-01-16 Tanja Hartmann , Andrea Kappes , Dorothea Wagner

We study the effects of nonzero time delays in stochastic synchronization problems with linear couplings in complex networks. We consider two types of time delays: transmission delays between interacting nodes and local delays at each node…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2012-12-03 D. Hunt , B. K. Szymanski , G. Korniss

Synchronization is crucial for the correct functionality of many natural and man-made complex systems. In this work we characterize the formation of synchronization patterns in networks of Kuramoto oscillators. Specifically, we reveal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-20 Lorenzo Tiberi , Chiara Favaretto , Mario Innocenti , Danielle S. Bassett , Fabio Pasqualetti

Inspired by empirical studies of networked systems such as the Internet, social networks, and biological networks, researchers have in recent years developed a variety of techniques and models to help us understand or predict the behavior…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. E. J. Newman

In the framework of coupled cell systems, a coupled cell network describes graphically the dynamical dependencies between individual dynamical systems, the cells. The fundamental network of a network reveals the hidden symmetries of that…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-12-06 Manuela A D Aguiar , Ana P S Dias , Pedro Soares

We investigate the emergence of synchronization in heterogeneous networks of chaotic maps. Our findings reveal that a small cluster of highly connected maps is responsible for triggering the spark of synchronization. After the spark, the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2024-02-01 Antonio Montalban , Rodrigo M. Corder

Neural synchronization is believed to be critical for many brain functions. It frequently exhibits temporal variability, but it is not known if this variability has a specific temporal patterning. This study explores these…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2013-03-11 Sungwoo Ahn , Leonid L. Rubchinsky

The study of neuronal morphology is important not only for its potential relationship with neuronal dynamics, but also as a means to classify diverse types of cells and compare than among species, organs, and conditions. In the present…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-03-11 Alexandre Benatti , Henrique F. de Arruda , Luciano da F. Costa

We study synchronization dynamics of a population of pulse-coupled oscillators. In particular, we focus our attention in the interplay between networks topological disorder and its synchronization features. Firstly, we analyze…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 X. Guardiola , A. Diaz-Guilera , M. Llas , C. J. Perez

We analyze the synchronization dynamics of phase oscillators far from the synchronization manifold, including the onset of synchronization on scale-free networks with low and high clustering coefficients. We use normal coordinates and…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-06-25 Patrick McGraw , Michael Menzinger

The determination of cluster centers generally depends on the scale that we use to analyze the data to be clustered. Inappropriate scale usually leads to unreasonable cluster centers and thus unreasonable results. In this study, we first…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-10-20 Xiurui Geng , Hairong Tang

Networks are a fundamental tool for understanding and modeling complex systems in physics, biology, neuroscience, engineering, and social science. Many networks are known to exhibit rich, lower-order connectivity patterns that can be…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-01-08 Austin R. Benson , David F. Gleich , Jure Leskovec