External field and critical exponents in controlling dynamics on complex networks

DOI10.1088/1367-2630/ACB45AMaRDI QIDQ6042471zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Shlomo Havlin

Publication date 10 May 2023

Published in New Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.03187

zbMATH Keywords

critical exponentsphase transitionscomplex networksnetwork dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamic and nonequilibrium phase transitions (general) in statistical mechanics (82C26) Dynamic critical phenomena in statistical mechanics (82C27)

Abstract: Dynamical processes on complex networks, ranging from biological, technological and social systems, show phase transitions between distinct global states of the system. Often, such transitions rely upon the interplay between the structure and dynamics that takes place on it, such that weak connectivity, either sparse network or frail interactions, might lead to global activity collapse, while strong connectivity leads to high activity. Here, we show that controlling dynamics of a fraction of the nodes in such systems acts as an external field in a continuous phase transition. As such, it defines corresponding critical exponents, both at equilibrium and of the transient time. We find the critical exponents for a general class of dynamics using the leading orders of the dynamic functions. By applying this framework to three examples, we reveal distinct universality classes.

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