Coevolution of dynamical states and interactions in dynamic networks

@misc{citeulike:496, abstract = {We explore the coupled dynamics of the internal states of a set of interacting elements and the network of interactions among them. Interactions are modeled by a spatial game and the network of interaction links evolves adapting to the outcome of the game. As an example we consider a model of cooperation, where the adaptation is shown to facilitate the formation of a hierarchical interaction network that sustains a highly cooperative stationary state. The resulting network has the characteristics of a small world network when a mechanism of local neighbor selection is introduced in the adaptive network dynamics. The highly connected nodes in the hierarchical structure of the network play a leading role in the stability of the network. Perturbations acting on the state of these special nodes trigger global avalanches leading to complete network reorganization.}, author = {Zimmermann, Martin G. and Eguiluz, Victor M. and San Miguel, Maxi S. }, citeulike-article-id = {496}, eprint = {cond-mat/0405370}, keywords = {dynamics, game-theory, networks}, month = {May}, posted-at = {2005-11-29 12:29:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Coevolution of dynamical states and interactions in dynamic networks}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0405370}, year = {2004} }

TY - ELEC ID - citeulike:496 L3 - citeulike-article-id:496 TI - Coevolution of dynamical states and interactions in dynamic networks N2 - We explore the coupled dynamics of the internal states of a set of interacting elements and the network of interactions among them. Interactions are modeled by a spatial game and the network of interaction links evolves adapting to the outcome of the game. As an example we consider a model of cooperation, where the adaptation is shown to facilitate the formation of a hierarchical interaction network that sustains a highly cooperative stationary state. The resulting network has the characteristics of a small world network when a mechanism of local neighbor selection is introduced in the adaptive network dynamics. The highly connected nodes in the hierarchical structure of the network play a leading role in the stability of the network. Perturbations acting on the state of these special nodes trigger global avalanches leading to complete network reorganization. KW - dynamics KW - game-theory KW - networks AU - Zimmermann, Martin AU - Eguiluz, Victor AU - San Miguel, Maxi PY - 2004/05/17/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0405370 ER -