Guaranteeing global synchronization in networks with stochastic interactions

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Contributors

  • Johannes Klinglmayr - , University of Klagenfurt (Author)
  • Christoph Kirst - , Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (Author)
  • Christian Bettstetter - , University of Klagenfurt (Author)
  • Marc Timme - , Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (Author)

Abstract

We design the interactions between oscillators communicating via variably delayed pulse coupling to guarantee their synchronization on arbitrary network topologies. We identify a class of response functions and prove convergence to network-wide synchrony from arbitrary initial conditions. Synchrony is achieved if the pulse emission is unreliable or intentionally probabilistic. These results support the design of scalable, reliable and energy-efficient communication protocols for fully distributed synchronization as needed, e.g., in mobile phone networks, embedded systems, sensor networks and autonomously interacting swarm robots.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number073031
JournalNew journal of physics
Volume14
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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ORCID /0000-0002-5956-3137/work/142242488

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