Synchronization Analysis on Two-Layer Networks of Fractional-Order Systems: IntraIayer and InterIayer Synchronization

  • Xia Zhang
  • , Longkun Tang*
  • , Jinhu Lu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The paper focuses on a two-layer network composed of fractional-order oscillators, and investigates the mesoscale collective dynamical behaviors of the network, i.e., intra-layer synchronization and inter-layer synchronization. Specifically, the necessary constraint conditions are firstly presented for achieving intra-layer synchronization and inter-layer synchronization. With the constraints, based on the Lyapunov stability theory and the fractional-order system theory, sufficient conditions for inter-layer synchronization and intra-layer synchronization are obtained respectively. Interestingly, the conditions cover the basic synchronization criteria bridging the relationship of interacting between the topologies, inner coupling functions and coupling strengthes of the intra-layer and the inter-layer. Finally, numerical examples are provided to further verify the theoretical results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8998552
Pages (from-to)2397-2408
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
Volume67
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Intra-layer synchronization
  • Lyapunov stability method
  • fractional order
  • inter-layer synchronization
  • multilayer networks

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