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We explore the interplay of network structure, topology, and dynamic interactions between nodes using the paradigm of distributed synchronization in a network of coupled oscillators. As the network evolves to a global steady state,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-06-04 Kristina Lerman , Rumi Ghosh

The question under which conditions oscillators with slightly different frequencies synchronize appears in various settings. We show that synchronization can be achieved even for harmonic oscillators that are bilinearly coupled via a purely…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2023-02-01 Juan N. Moreno , Christopher W. Wächtler , Alexander Eisfeld

Despite growing interest in synchronization dynamics over "higher-order" network models, optimization theory for such systems is limited. Here, we study a family of Kuramoto models inspired by algebraic topology in which oscillators are…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-01-12 Cameron Purple , Per Sebastian Skardal , Dane Taylor

Synchronization is studied in an array of identical oscillators undergoing small vibrations. The overall coupling is described by a pair of matrix-weighted Laplacian matrices; one representing the dissipative, the other the restorative…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2018-08-02 S. Emre Tuna

Recent studies have shown that synchronizability of complex networks can be significantly improved by asymmetric couplings, and increase of coupling gradient is always in favor of network synchronization. Here we argue and demonstrate that,…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2009-11-13 Xingang Wang , Ying-Cheng Lai , Cangtao Zhou , Choy Heng Lai

The control of complex systems and network-coupled dynamical systems is a topic of vital theoretical importance in mathematics and physics with a wide range of applications in engineering and various other sciences. Motivated by recent…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-08-24 Per Sebastian Skardal , Alex Arenas

Networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators have been used to model circadian rhythms, flashing fireflies, Josephson junction arrays, high-voltage electric grids, and many other kinds of self-organizing systems. Recently, several authors have…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-10-07 Shriya V. Nagpal , Gokul G. Nair , Steven H. Strogatz , Francesca Parise

We consider complex clustered networks with a gradient structure, where sizes of the clusters are distributed unevenly. Such networks describe more closely actual networks in biophysical systems and in technological applications than…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-26 Xingang Wang , Liang Huang , Ying-Cheng Lai , Choy Heng Lai

Global synchronization in a complex network of oscillators emerges from the interplay between its topology and the dynamics of the pairwise interactions among its numerous components. When oscillators are spatially separated, however, a…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2013-11-28 V. H. P. Louzada , N. A. M. Araújo , J. S. Andrade , H. J. Herrmann

Synchronization processes in populations of identical networked oscillators are in the focus of intense studies in physical, biological, technological and social systems. Here we analyze the stability of the synchronization of a network of…

We investigate collective synchronization in a system of coupled oscillators on small-world networks. The order parameters which measure synchronization of phases and frequencies are introduced and analyzed by means of dynamic simulations…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-07 H. Hong , M. Y. Choi , Beom Jun Kim

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

We extend recent theoretical approximations describing the transition to synchronization in large undirected networks of coupled phase oscillators to the case of directed networks. We also consider extensions to networks with mixed…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Juan G. Restrepo , Edward Ott , Brian R. Hunt

We consider a class of optimal control problems on networks that generically permits a reduction to a universal set of reference problems without differential constraints that may be solved analytically. The derivation shows that input…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-17 Mingwu Li , Harry Dankowicz

Designing high-performing networks requires optimizing for functionality while respecting physical, geometric, or budget constraints. Yet, mathematical and computational tools to design such systems remain limited, particularly for…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-05-14 Guram Mikaberidze , Dane Taylor

We study, numerically and analytically, the stability of synchronization for an ensemble of coupled phase oscillators with attractive and repulsive interactions, as a function of the number of repulsive couplings and their intensity.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Damian H. Zanette

Can synchronization properties of a network of identical oscillators in the presence of noise be improved through appropriate rewiring of its connections? What are the optimal network architectures for a given total number of connections?…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2013-05-30 Tatsuo Yanagita , Alexander S. Mikhailov

Synchronization is studied in an array of identical linear oscillators of arbitrary order, coupled through a dynamic network comprising dissipative connectors (e.g., dampers) and restorative connectors (e.g., springs). The coupling network…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-06-21 S. Emre Tuna

In systems of coupled oscillators, the effects of complex signaling can be captured by time delays and phase shifts. Here, we show how time delays and phase shifts lead to different oscillator dynamics and how synchronization rates can be…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2018-03-30 David J. Jörg , Luis G. Morelli , Saúl Ares , Frank Jülicher

The structure of many real-world systems is best captured by networks consisting of several interaction layers. Understanding how a multi-layered structure of connections affects the synchronization properties of dynamical systems evolving…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-11-17 Charo I. del Genio , Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes , Ivan Bonamassa , Stefano Boccaletti