Dynamics of critical cascades in interdependent networks
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| author | Dilmoney, Dolev Gross, Bnaya Havlin, Shlomo Shnerb, Nadav M. |
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| contents | The collapse of interdependent networks, as well as similar avalanche phenomena, is driven by cascading failures. At the critical point, the cascade begins as a critical branching process, where each failing node (element) triggers, on average, the failure of one other node. As nodes continue to fail, the network becomes increasingly fragile and the branching factor grows. If the failure process does not reach extinction during its critical phase, the network undergoes an abrupt collapse. Here, we implement the analogy between this dynamic and birth-death processes to derive new analytical results and significantly optimize numerical calculations. Using this approach, we analyze three key aspects of the dynamics: the probability of collapse, the duration of avalanches, and the length of the cascading plateau phase preceding a collapse. This analysis quantifies how system size and the intensity of the initial triggering event influence these characteristics. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamics of critical cascades in interdependent networks Dilmoney, Dolev Gross, Bnaya Havlin, Shlomo Shnerb, Nadav M. Physics and Society Populations and Evolution The collapse of interdependent networks, as well as similar avalanche phenomena, is driven by cascading failures. At the critical point, the cascade begins as a critical branching process, where each failing node (element) triggers, on average, the failure of one other node. As nodes continue to fail, the network becomes increasingly fragile and the branching factor grows. If the failure process does not reach extinction during its critical phase, the network undergoes an abrupt collapse. Here, we implement the analogy between this dynamic and birth-death processes to derive new analytical results and significantly optimize numerical calculations. Using this approach, we analyze three key aspects of the dynamics: the probability of collapse, the duration of avalanches, and the length of the cascading plateau phase preceding a collapse. This analysis quantifies how system size and the intensity of the initial triggering event influence these characteristics. |
| title | Dynamics of critical cascades in interdependent networks |
| topic | Physics and Society Populations and Evolution |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06862 |