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Propagation in a two-dimensional weighted local small-world network.

Nouredine Zekri1, Bernard Porterie, Jean-Pierre Clerc

  • 1IUSTI/CNRS UMR 6595, Technopôle Château Gombert, Université de Provence, 5 rue Enrico Fermi, Marseille, France. zekri@univ-usto.dz

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|May 21, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study examines forest fire front propagation in networks with small-world effects. Two thresholds, geometrical and dynamical, govern propagation, with the geometrical threshold showing a second-order phase transition.

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Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Statistical Physics
  • Complex Systems

Background:

  • Understanding propagation phenomena in complex networks is crucial for modeling real-world processes like forest fires.
  • Small-world networks exhibit unique topological properties that influence emergent behaviors.
  • Previous studies often focused on homogeneous networks or lacked dynamic considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate propagation dynamics in a 2D network incorporating local small-world effects.
  • To introduce and analyze novel weighting schemes based on characteristic times.
  • To identify and characterize the thresholds governing the propagation front.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated propagation of a front (forest fire model) on a 2D network.

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  • Introduction of two distinct weighting schemes derived from characteristic times.
  • Analysis of percolation theory and phase transition dynamics.
  • Calculation of the fractal dimension of the affected area.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified two critical thresholds for propagation: a geometrical percolation threshold and a dynamical threshold.
    • The geometrical threshold behaves as a second-order phase transition, consistent with regular networks.
    • Characterized the fractal dimension of the propagation area below the percolation threshold.

    Conclusions:

    • Local small-world effects introduce complex propagation behaviors with distinct geometrical and dynamical thresholds.
    • The weighting procedure significantly influences the dynamical threshold, adding another layer of control.
    • The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of phase transitions and fractal patterns in complex systems.