articleNature CommunicationsSep 12, 2013HYBRID OA

Exact controllability of complex networks

Beijing Normal University · Arizona State University

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Abstract

Controlling complex networks is of paramount importance in science and engineering. Despite the recent development of structural controllability theory, we continue to lack a framework to control undirected complex networks, especially given link weights. Here we introduce an exact controllability paradigm based on the maximum multiplicity to identify the minimum set of driver nodes required to achieve full control of networks with arbitrary structures and link-weight distributions. The framework reproduces the structural controllability of directed networks characterized by structural matrices. We explore the controllability of a large number of real and model networks, finding that dense networks with…

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  • Controllability
  • Network controllability
  • Complex network
  • Computer science
  • Complex system
  • Set (abstract data type)
  • Control (management)
  • Topology (electrical circuits)
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