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A fractional-order multi-delayed bicyclic crossed neural network: Stability, bifurcation, and numerical solution
Pushpendra Kumar1, Tae H Lee1, Vedat Suat Erturk2
1Division of Electronic Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-Si, 54896, The Republic of Korea.
This study introduces a novel fractional-order bicyclic neural network (NN) with time delays. Researchers found that both time delay and derivative order impact NN stability and bifurcation, mimicking complex information transmission.
Area of Science:
- Computational Neuroscience
- Dynamical Systems Theory
- Fractional Calculus
Background:
- Neural networks (NNs) are crucial for modeling complex systems.
- Fractional-order dynamics offer a more nuanced approach to modeling memory and hereditary properties in NNs.
- Bicyclic structures with shared neurons present unique dynamic behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and analyze a novel fractional-order bicyclic crossed neural network (NN) with multiple time delays.
- To investigate the existence, uniqueness, boundedness, and stability of solutions for the proposed NN.
- To analyze the onset of Hopf bifurcation and the influence of time delays and fractional order on network dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Definition of the fractional-order NN using Caputo fractional derivatives.
- Analytical methods to prove boundedness and the existence of a unique solution.
- Stability and Hopf bifurcation analysis by reducing the multiple-delayed NN to a single-delay system.
- Numerical simulations using the L1 predictor-corrector algorithm.
Main Results:
- The proposed fractional-order bicyclic crossed NN with two sharing neurons between rings was successfully defined.
- Boundedness and the existence of a unique solution were analytically proven.
- The study demonstrated that both time delay and the order of the fractional derivative significantly influence the stability and bifurcation phenomena of the NN.
- Numerical simulations corroborated the theoretical findings.
Conclusions:
- The proposed fractional-order bicyclic crossed NN is a unique model for studying complex information transmission in networks.
- The interplay between time delays and fractional order is critical for understanding the stability and dynamic behaviors (bifurcation) of such intricate neural systems.
- The findings provide valuable insights into the design and analysis of advanced neural network models with memory effects.
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