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Michele Catanzaro1, Marián Boguñá, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras

  • 1Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Nord B4, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
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We analyzed the A+A --> 0 diffusion-annihilation process in complex networks. Particle density in scale-free networks decreases as a power law, unlike homogeneous networks which follow mean-field behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Statistical Physics
  • Network Science
  • Complex Systems

Background:

  • The A+A --> 0 diffusion-annihilation process is a fundamental model in statistical physics.
  • Understanding particle dynamics in complex networks is crucial for various scientific fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analytically investigate the diffusion-annihilation process in complex networks.
  • To derive and solve rate equations for particle density based on vertex degree.

Main Methods:

  • Microscopic arguments to derive rate equations.
  • Analytical solutions for uncorrelated homogeneous and heterogeneous (scale-free) networks.
  • Analysis of finite size effects.

Main Results:

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  • Homogeneous networks exhibit mean-field behavior with density decaying as 1/t.
  • Scale-free networks show power-law decay with an exponent dependent on degree distribution.
  • Finite size effects in scale-free networks lead to mean-field behavior.

    • Conclusions:

    • The degree distribution significantly impacts particle density decay in diffusion-annihilation processes.
    • Network heterogeneity (scale-free) leads to distinct dynamics compared to homogeneous networks.
    • Finite size effects can bridge the gap between theoretical predictions for infinite networks and observed behavior.