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  • Complex Systems
  • Network Science
  • Data Science

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  • Temporal networks capture evolving graph dynamics using time-aggregated adjacency matrices.
  • Analyzing latent graph dynamics and trajectories in graph space is crucial for understanding complex systems.
  • Existing methods may not fully capture the continuous evolution and spectral properties of temporal networks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel fluid mechanics-based methods for analyzing temporal networks.
  • To develop two distinct eigendecompositions for understanding network evolution and dynamics.
  • To enable compression, low-dimensional embedding, and spectral analysis of temporal network data.

Main Methods:

  • Interpreting adjacency matrices as scalar field time snapshots.
  • Applying proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to network flowfields for orthogonal eigenmode decomposition.
  • Numerically approximating the Koopman operator for a data-driven spectral analysis of graph dynamics.

Main Results:

  • The proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) provides an ordered basis of orthogonal network eigenmodes, facilitating compression and low-dimensional embeddings.
  • The Koopman operator's eigendecomposition offers a spectral description of temporal network stability, identifying dynamic modes (growth, decay, oscillation).
  • Both methods were successfully illustrated and validated on synthetic temporal network models of varying complexity.

Conclusions:

  • Fluid mechanics principles offer powerful tools for dissecting temporal network structures and dynamics.
  • The proposed eigendecompositions provide novel approaches for network compression, visualization, and stability analysis.
  • These methods enhance the understanding of latent dynamics within complex, evolving systems represented by temporal networks.