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Denis Boyer1, Octavio Miramontes

  • 1Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20-364, Mexico.

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Small-world networks significantly slow down system dynamics, creating disordered states unlike typical expectations. This research explores phase ordering dynamics and their broader implications.

Area of Science:

  • Complex systems
  • Network science
  • Statistical physics

Background:

  • Understanding nonequilibrium dynamics is crucial for complex systems.
  • Small-world networks exhibit unique topological properties.
  • Ising model is a fundamental tool for studying phase transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of small-world networks on system dynamics.
  • To analyze phase ordering in the Ising model on Watts-Strogatz networks.
  • To compare nonequilibrium dynamics on small-world versus regular networks.

Main Methods:

  • Simulating the Ising model on Watts-Strogatz networks.
  • Performing quenches in the ferromagnetic phase at zero temperature.
  • Analyzing phase ordering dynamics in one and two dimensions.

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Main Results:

  • Small-world networks lead to significantly slower nonequilibrium dynamics.
  • Dynamically frozen, disordered configurations emerge on small-world networks.
  • These findings contrast with equilibrium predictions favoring order.

Conclusions:

  • Small-world network topology can impede order formation during nonequilibrium processes.
  • The results offer insights into the dynamics of social change and information diffusion.
  • Nonequilibrium dynamics on networks require distinct theoretical frameworks.