title: Consistency of heterogeneous synchronization patterns in complex weighted networks.
abstract: Synchronization within the dynamical nodes of a complex network is usually considered homogeneous through all the nodes. Here we show, in contrast, that subsets of interacting oscillators may synchronize in different ways within a single network. This diversity of synchronization patterns is promoted by increasing the heterogeneous distribution of coupling weights and/or asymmetries in small networks. We also analyze consistency, defined as the persistence of coexistent synchronization patterns regardless of the initial conditions. Our results show that complex weighted networks display richer consistency than regular networks, suggesting why certain functional network topologies are often constructed when experimental data are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Edifici Gaia, Rambla Sant Nebridi 22, 08222 Terrassa, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.identifier: 0000000309890970
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malagarriga
authors.affiliation: Neuroheuristic Research Group, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne. CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A E P
authors.identifier: 0000000246840027
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia-Ojalvo
authors.affiliation: Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Edifici Gaia, Rambla Sant Nebridi 22, 08222 Terrassa, Spain.
authors.forename: A J
authors.identifier: 0000000214818159
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pons