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Exact coupling threshold for structural transition reveals diversified behaviors in interconnected networks

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: An interconnected network features a structural transition between two regimes [F. Radicchi and A. Arenas, Nat. Phys. 9, 717 (2013)]: one where the network components are structurally distinguishable and one where the interconnected network functions as a whole. Our exact solution for the coupling threshold uncovers network topologies with unexpected behaviors. Specifically, we show conditions that superdiffusion, introduced by Gómez et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 028701 (2013)], can occur despite the network components functioning distinctly. Moreover, we find that components of certain interconnected network topologies are indistinguishable despite very weak coupling between them.

Source: Physical Review E

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.92.040801

Authors: Faryad Darabi Sahneh, Caterina Scoglio, Piet Van Mieghem

Institutions: Kansas State University, Delft University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Complex Network Analysis Techniques

Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: CIF: Small: SPREADING PROCESSES OVER MULTILAYER AND INTERCONNECTED NETWORKS