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Area of Science:

  • Complex Systems
  • Network Science
  • Random Matrix Theory

Background:

  • Understanding dynamical system stability relies on quantifying eigenvalue spectra of large random matrices.
  • Previous studies primarily considered the mean degree of interaction networks, neglecting degree heterogeneity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of network structure, specifically degree heterogeneity, on eigenvalue spectra.
  • To derive analytical expressions for eigenvalue spectra in general weighted, directed, and complex networks.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of closed-form expressions for the eigenvalue spectrum of adjacency matrices in general weighted and directed networks.
  • Development of compact formulas for corrections to established random matrix theory laws due to network heterogeneity.
  • Analytical derivation of eigenvalue density for directed Barabási-Albert networks.

Main Results:

  • Modified Wigner semicircle, Girko circle, and elliptic laws accounting for network heterogeneity.
  • Formulas for outlier eigenvalues in heterogeneous networks.
  • A novel analytical expression for the eigenvalue density of directed Barabási-Albert networks.

Conclusions:

  • Network degree heterogeneity introduces significant corrections to random matrix theory predictions.
  • Network heterogeneity is predominantly a destabilizing influence on the stability of complex dynamical systems.