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Synchronization in complex networks

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Arenas, Alex, Díaz-Guilera, Albert, Kurths, Jurgen, Moreno, Yamir, Zhou, Changsong·2008·Physics Reports

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Synchronization in complex networks Alex Arenas, 1, 2, 3 Albert D´ iaz-Guilera, 4, 2 Jurgen Kurths, 5 Yamir Moreno, 2, 6 and Changsong Zhou 7 Departament d’Enginyeria Inform` tica i Matem` tiques, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain a a Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 Departament de F´ isica Fonamental, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Institute of Physics, University of Potsdam PF 601553, 14415 Potsdam, Germany Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong (Dated: February 6, 2008) Synchronization processes in populations of locally interacting elements are in the focus of intense research in physical, biological, chemical, technological and social systems. The many efforts de- voted to understand synchronization phenomena in natural systems take now advantage of the recent theory of complex networks. In this review, we report the advances in the comprehension of synchronization phenomena when oscillating elements are constrained to interact in a complex network topology. We also overview the new emergent features coming out from the interplay between the structure and the function of the underlying pattern of connections. Extensive nu- merical work as well as analytical approaches to the problem are presented. Finally, we review several applications of synchronization in complex networks to different disciplines: biological systems and neuroscience, engineering and computer science, and economy and social sciences. PACS numbers: 05.45.Xt,89.75.Fb,89.75.Hc Contents I. Introduction II. Complex networks in a nutshell III. Coupled phase oscillator models on complex networks A. Phase oscillators 1. The Kuramoto model 2. Kuramoto model on complex networks 3. Onset of synchronization in complex networks 4. Path towards synchronization in complex networks 5. Kuramoto model on structured or modular networks 6. Synchronization by pacemakers B. Pulse-coupled models C. Coupled maps IV. Stability of the synchronized state in complex networks A. Master Stability Function formalism 1. Linear Stability and Master Stability Function 2. Measures of synchronizability 3. Synchronizability of typical network models 4. Synchronizability and structural characteristics of networks 5. Graph theoretical bounds to synchronizability 6. Synchronizability of weighted networks 7. Universal parameters controlling the synchronizability B. Design of synchronizable networks 1. Weighted couplings for enhancing synchronizability 2. Topological modification for enhancing synchronizability 3. Optimization of synchronizability C. Beyond the Master Stability Function formalism V. Applications A. Biological systems and neuroscience 1. Genetic networks 2. Circadian rhythms 3. Ecology 4. Neuronal networks 5. Cortical networks B. Computer science and engineering 1. Parallel/Distributed computation 2. Data mining 3. Consensus problems 4. Communication networks 5. Material and traffic flow 6. Power-grids C. Social sciences and economy 1. Opinion formation 2. Finance 3. World Trade Web D. Perspectives VI. Conclusions Acknowledgments References I. INTRODUCTION Synchronization, as an emerging phenomenon of a pop- ulation of dynamically interacting units, has fascinated humans from ancestral times. No matter whether the phenomenon is spontaneous or induced, synchronization captivates our minds and becomes one of the most in- teresting scientific problems. Synchronization processes are ubiquitous in nature and play a very important role in many different contexts as biology, ecology, climatol- ogy, sociology, technology, or even in arts ((Osipov et al., 2007; Pikovsky et al., 2001). It is known that synchrony

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Authors
Arenas, A., Díaz-Guilera, A., Kurths, J., Moreno, Y., & Zhou, C.
Affiliations
  • Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
  • Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
Corresponding author
Moreno, Yamir
Venue
Physics Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-12
Volume
469
Issue
3
Pages
93-153
ISSN
0370-1573 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W261461018
Cited by
3,713
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294
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221.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
Keywords
synchronization, complex networks, coupled oscillators, network topology, structure-function relationship, biological systems, engineering applications, social networks, economic applications

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