Onset of cooperation between layered networks

Gu, Chang-Gui; Zou, Sheng-Rong; Xu, Xiu-Lian; Qu, Yan-Qing; Jiang, Yu-Mei; He, Da Ren; Liu, Hong-Kun; Zhou, Tao

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.026101

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Onset of cooperation between layered networks

Gu, Chang-Gui College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Zou, Sheng-Rong College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Xu, Xiu-Lian College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Qu, Yan-Qing College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Jiang, Yu-Mei College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
He, Da Ren College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Liu, Hong-Kun School of Statistics, South Western University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
Zhou, Tao Web Sciences Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China - Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

03.08.2011

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Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. - 2011, vol. 84, no. 2, p. 026101

English Functionalities of a variety of complex systems involve cooperations among multiple components; for example, a transportation system provides convenient transfers among airlines, railways, roads, and shipping lines. A layered model with interacting networks can facilitate the description and analysis of such systems. In this paper we propose a model of traffic dynamics and reveal a transition at the onset of cooperation between layered networks. The cooperation strength, treated as an order parameter, changes from zero to positive at the transition point. Numerical results on artificial networks as well as two real networks, Chinese and European railway-airline transportation networks, agree well with our analysis.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Physique

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