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ArticleNature communications2020

Non-Markovian recovery makes complex networks more resilient against large-scale failures.

Zhao-Hua Lin, Mi Feng, Ming Tang, Zonghua Liu, Chen Xu, Pak Ming Hui, Ying-Cheng Lai

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zhao-Hua LinState Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy and School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Mi FengShanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7296-9193
Ming TangState Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy and School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China. tangminghan007@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3017-7435
Zonghua LiuState Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy and School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China. zhliu@phy.ecnu.edu.cn.
Chen XuSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China.
Pak Ming HuiDepartment of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-8689
Ying-Cheng LaiSchool of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0723-733X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-Markovian spontaneous recovery processes with a time delay (memory) are ubiquitous in the real world. How does the non-Markovian characteristic affect failure propagation in complex networks? We consider failures due to internal causes at the nodal level and external failures due to an adverse environment, and develop a pair approximation analysis taking into account the two-node correlation. In general, a high failure stationary state can arise, corresponding to large-scale failures that can significantly compromise the functioning of the network. We uncover a striking phenomenon: memory associated with nodal recovery can counter-intuitively make the network more resilient against large-scale failures. In natural systems, the intrinsic non-Markovian characteristic of nodal recovery may thus be one reason for their resilience. In engineering design, incorporating certain non-Markovian features into the network may be beneficial to equipping it with a strong resilient capability to resist catastrophic failures.

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