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The transition to synchronization of networked systems

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  • Atiyeh Bayani

    (Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic))

  • Fahimeh Nazarimehr

    (Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic))

  • Sajad Jafari

    (Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
    Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic))

  • Kirill Kovalenko

    (School for Advanced Studies)

  • Gonzalo Contreras-Aso

    (Calle Tulipán s/n)

  • Karin Alfaro-Bittner

    (Calle Tulipán s/n)

  • Rubén J. Sánchez-García

    (University of Southampton
    University of Southampton
    The Alan Turing Institute)

  • Stefano Boccaletti

    (CNR - Institute of Complex Systems
    North University of China
    Ningbo University of Technology)

Abstract

We study the synchronization properties of a generic networked dynamical system, and show that, under a suitable approximation, the transition to synchronization can be predicted with the only help of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the graph Laplacian matrix. The transition comes out to be made of a well defined sequence of events, each of which corresponds to a specific clustered state. The network’s nodes involved in each of the clusters can be identified, and the value of the coupling strength at which the events are taking place can be approximately ascertained. Finally, we present large-scale simulations which show the accuracy of the approximation made, and of our predictions in describing the synchronization transition of both synthetic and real-world large size networks, and we even report that the observed sequence of clusters is preserved in heterogeneous networks made of slightly non-identical systems.

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  • Atiyeh Bayani & Fahimeh Nazarimehr & Sajad Jafari & Kirill Kovalenko & Gonzalo Contreras-Aso & Karin Alfaro-Bittner & Rubén J. Sánchez-García & Stefano Boccaletti, 2024. "The transition to synchronization of networked systems," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-48203-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48203-6
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