title: Controllability of complex networks via pinning.
abstract: We study the problem of controlling a general complex network toward an assigned synchronous evolution by means of a pinning control strategy. We define the pinning controllability of the network in terms of the spectral properties of an extended network topology. The roles of the control and coupling gains, as well as of the number of pinned nodes, are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80125, Italy. fsorrent@unina.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: di Bernardo
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: Guanrong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen