Critical networks exhibit maximal information diversity in structure-dynamics relationships

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Feb 8;100(5):058702. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.058702. Epub 2008 Feb 4.

Abstract

Network structure strongly constrains the range of dynamic behaviors available to a complex system. These system dynamics can be classified based on their response to perturbations over time into two distinct regimes, ordered or chaotic, separated by a critical phase transition. Numerous studies have shown that the most complex dynamics arise near the critical regime. Here we use an information theoretic approach to study structure-dynamics relationships within a unified framework and show that these relationships are most diverse in the critical regime.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Classification*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Information Theory*
  • Models, Statistical
  • Phylogeny