Novel criteria of synchronization stability in complex networks with coupling delays

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 378, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 527-536

  Yun Wang, Qing ^a,b   Rong Chen, Guan ^c   Shao Lu, Qi ^b   Hao, Fei ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complex networks; Coupling delays; Synchronization stability

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TIME DELAY;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; COUPLING DELAYS; SYNCHRONIZATION STABILITY;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

EID: 33847609732     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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