Synchronization in time-varying networks: a matrix measure approach

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2007 Jul;76(1 Pt 2):016104. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.016104. Epub 2007 Jul 11.

Abstract

Synchronization in complex networks has attracted lots of interest in various fields. We consider synchronization in time-varying networks, in which the weights of links are time varying. We propose a useful approach--i.e., the matrix measure approach--to derive some analytically sufficient conditions for synchronization in time-varying networks. These conditions are less conservative than many existing synchronization conditions. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations of different networks verify our main results.