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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2007-11-01

发表刊物：EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL B

收录刊物：SCIE、EI、Scopus

卷号：60

期号：1

页面范围：89-95

ISSN号：1434-6028

摘要：We numerically investigate how to enhance synchronizability of coupled identical oscillators in complex networks with research focus on the roles of the high level of clustering for a given heterogeneity in the degree distribution. By using the edge-exchange method with the fixed degree sequence, we first directly maximize synchronizability measured by the eigenratio of the coupling matrix, through the use of the so-called memory tabu search algorithm developed in applied mathematics. The resulting optimal network, which turns out to be weakly disassortative, is observed to exhibit a small modularity. More importantly, it is clearly revealed that the optimally synchronizable network for a given degree sequence shows a very low level of clustering, containing much fewer small-size loops than the original network. We then use the clustering coefficient as an object function to be reduced during the edge exchanges, and find it a very efficient way to enhance synchronizability. We thus conclude that under the condition of a given degree heterogeneity, the clustering plays a very important role in the network synchronization.