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Systems that synchronize in nature are intrinsically different from one another, with possibly large differences from system to system. While a vast part of the literature has investigated the emergence of network synchronization for the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-01 Amirhossein Nazerian , Shirin Panahi , Francesco Sorrentino

The synchronization stability has been analyzed as one of the important dynamical characteristics of power grids. In this study, we bring the operational perspective to the synchronization stability analysis by counting not only full but…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-07-07 Heetae Kim

With the rapid development of renewable and distributed energies, the underlying dynamics of power systems are no longer dominated by large synchronous generators, but by numerous dynamic components with heterogeneous characteristics. In…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-30 Peng Yang , Feng Liu , Zhaojian Wang , Shicong Ma

Synchronization in quantum systems has been recently studied through persistent oscillations of local observables, which stem from undamped modes of the dissipative dynamics. However, the existence of such modes requires fine-tuning the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-14 Yi J. Zhao , Joel E. Moore , Juzar Thingna , Christopher W. Wächtler

The phenomenon of synchronization, where entities exhibit stable oscillations with aligned frequencies and phases, has been detected in diverse areas of natural science. It plays a crucial role in achieving frequency locking in multiple…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 Tong Liu , Laura García-Álvarez , Giovanna Tancredi

Many oscillator networks are multistable, meaning that different synchronization states are realized depending on the initial conditions. In this paper, we numerically analyze a ring network of phase oscillators, in which synchronous states…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-03-06 Soomin Kim , Hiroshi Kori

In binary superfluid counterflow systems, vortex nucleation arises as a consequence of hydrodynamic instabilities when the coupling coefficient and counterflow velocity exceed the critical value. When dealing with two identical components,…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-01-30 Wei-can Yang , Makoto Tsubota , Hua-bi Zeng

We model power grids transporting electricity generated by intermittent renewable sources as complex networks, where line failures can emerge indirectly by noisy power input at the nodes. By combining concepts from statistical physics and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-06-27 Tommaso Nesti , Alessandro Zocca , Bert Zwart

Using Boolean networks as prototypical examples, the role of symmetry in the dynamics of heterogeneous complex systems is explored. We show that symmetry of the dynamics, especially in critical states, is a controlling feature that can be…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-19 Shabnam Hossein , Matthew D. Reichl , Kevin E. Bassler

The concepts of symmetry, symmetry breaking and gauge symmetries are discussed, their operational meaning being displayed by the observables {\em and} the (physical) states. For infinitely extended systems the states fall into physically…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-07-03 Franco Strocchi

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources has been leading to the progressive phase-out of synchronous generators, which constitute the main source of frequency stability for electric power systems. In the light of these…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-12 Davide del Giudice , Angelo Brambilla , Samuele Grillo , Federico Bizzarri

Power-law distributed cascade failures are well known in power-grid systems. Understanding this phenomena has been done by various DC threshold models, self-tuned at their critical point. Here we attempt to describe it using an AC threshold…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2020-06-23 Géza Ódor , Bálint Hartmann

Reasonably large perturbations may push a power grid from its stable synchronous state into an undesirable state. Identifying vulnerabilities in power grids by studying power grid stability against such perturbations can aid in preventing…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2025-08-26 Calvin Alvares , Soumitro Banerjee

The expansion of inverter-connected generation facilities (i.e. wind and photovoltaics) and the removal of conventional power plants is necessary to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Whereas conventional generation with large rotating…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2020-01-20 Philipp C. Böttcher , Andreas Otto , Stefan Kettemann , Carsten Agert

Achieving stable synchronized operation in an alternating current power network is critical to the continuity and reliability of energy delivery. In this paper, we study a dynamic model for synchronization in the proposed power network…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-13 Mark Walth , Amir Sajadi , Marc Carbone , Bri-Mathias Hodge

Precisely quantifying the heterogeneity or disorder of a network system is very important and desired in studies of behavior and function of the network system. Although many degree-based entropies have been proposed to measure the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2008-10-09 Yanghua Xiao , Wentao Wu , Hui Wang , Momiao Xiong , Wei Wang

Circumventing the reciprocity invariance has posed an interesting challenge in the design of modern devices for wave engineering. In passive devices, operating the device in the nonlinear response regime is a common means for realizing…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 Andrus Giraldo , Behrooz Yousefzadeh

Transients are fundamental to ecological systems with significant implications to management, conservation, and biological control. We uncover a type of transient synchronization behavior in spatial ecological networks whose local dynamics…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2020-11-24 Huawei Fan , Ling-Wei Kong , Xingang Wang , Alan Hastings , Ying-Cheng Lai

In smart power grids, keeping the synchronicity of generators and the corresponding controls is of great importance. To do so, a simple model is employed in terms of swing equation to represent the interactions among dynamics of generators…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2015-04-29 Hojjat Salehinejad , Farhad Pouladi , Siamak Talebi

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