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Robustness of relaxation on asymmetric networks is not determined by connectivity alone, because the slow collective mode can be complex and may change its spectral identity under adaptive damage. We introduce a slow-branch susceptibility…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-04-28 Kaiming Luo , Huiying Zhou

This paper studies the robustness of observability of a linear time-invariant system under sensor failures from a computational perspective. To be precise, the problem of determining the minimum number of sensors whose removal can destroy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-18 Yuan Zhang , Yuanqing Xia , Kun Liu

Despite the vast literature on network dynamics, we still lack basic insights into dynamics on higher-order structures (e.g., edges, triangles, and more generally, $k$-dimensional "simplices") and how they are influenced through…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-03-14 Cameron Ziegler , Per Sebastian Skardal , Haimonti Dutta , Dane Taylor

Despite being a source of rich information, graphs are limited to pairwise interactions. However, several real-world networks such as social networks, neuronal networks, etc., involve interactions between more than two nodes. Simplicial…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2022-02-01 Sanjukta Krishnagopal , Ginestra Bianconi

Neural Collapse refers to the curious phenomenon in the end of training of a neural network, where feature vectors and classification weights converge to a very simple geometrical arrangement (a simplex). While it has been observed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-14 Jingtong Su , Ya Shi Zhang , Nikolaos Tsilivis , Julia Kempe

Simplicial complexes are generalizations of graphs that describe higher-order network interactions among nodes in the graph. Network dynamics described by graph Laplacian flows have been widely studied in network science and control theory,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-04 Mathias Hudoba de Badyn , Tyler Summers

The homology groups of a simplicial complex reveal fundamental properties of the topology of the data or the system and the notion of topological stability naturally poses an important yet not fully investigated question. In the current…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-30 Nicola Guglielmi , Anton Savostianov , Francesco Tudisco

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

The need to build a link between the structure of a complex network and the dynamical properties of the corresponding complex system (comprised of multiple low dimensional systems) has recently become apparent. Several attempts to tackle…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2012-06-18 Michael Small , Kevin Judd , Thomas Stemler

We consider the problem of classifying trajectories on a discrete or discretised 2-dimensional manifold modelled by a simplicial complex. Previous works have proposed to project the trajectories into the harmonic eigenspace of the Hodge…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-05-22 Vincent P. Grande , Josef Hoppe , Florian Frantzen , Michael T. Schaub

Observability of complex systems/networks is the focus of this paper, which is shown to be closely related to the concept of contraction. Indeed, for observable network tracking it is necessary/sufficient to have one node in each…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-09-13 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Hamid R. Rabiee , Houman Zarrabi , Usman Khan

Hypergraphs and simplical complexes both capture the higher-order interactions of complex systems, ranging from higher-order collaboration networks to brain networks. One open problem in the field is what should drive the choice of the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-09-28 Federica Baccini , Filippo Geraci , Ginestra Bianconi

Persistent homology is a fundamental tool in topological data analysis; however, it lacks methods to quantify the fragility or fineness of cycles, anticipate their formation or disappearance, or evaluate their stability beyond persistence.…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Pablo Hernández-García , Daniel Hernández Serrano , Darío Sánchez Gómez

Simplicial complexes can be viewed as high dimensional generalizations of graphs that explicitly encode multi-way ordered relations between vertices at different resolutions, all at once. This concept is central towards detection of higher…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-05 Alexandros Dimitrios Keros , Vidit Nanda , Kartic Subr

Controllability and observability have long been recognized as fundamental structural properties of dynamical systems, but have recently seen renewed interest in the context of large, complex networks of dynamical systems. A basic problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-18 Tyler H. Summers , Fabrizio L. Cortesi , John Lygeros

Bipartite graphs are a fundamental concept in graph theory with diverse applications. A graph is bipartite iff it contains no odd cycles, a characteristic that has many implications in diverse fields ranging from matching problems to the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-12-10 Marzieh Eidi , Sayan Mukherjee

Reconstructing the states of the nodes of a dynamical network is a problem of fundamental importance in the study of neuronal and genetic networks. An underlying related problem is that of observability, i.e., identifying the conditions…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2017-03-31 Afroza Shirin , Dionicio F. Rios , Francesco Sorrentino

Simplicial complexes constitute the underlying topology of interacting complex systems including among the others brain and social interaction networks. They are generalized network structures that allow to go beyond the framework of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2020-06-02 Joaquín J. Torres , Ginestra Bianconi

Higher-order interactions provide a nuanced understanding of the relational structure of complex systems beyond traditional pairwise interactions. However, higher-order network analyses also incur more cumbersome interpretations and greater…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-01-07 Alec Kirkley , Helcio Felippe , Federico Battiston

Higher-order networks encode the many-body interactions existing in complex systems, such as the brain, protein complexes, and social interactions. Simplicial complexes are higher-order networks that allow a comprehensive investigation of…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Xue Gong , Desmond J. Higham , Konstantinos Zygalakis , Ginestra Bianconi
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