Identifying Network Structure of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Contraction and Kuramoto Oscillators

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Autores principales: Gill, Jaidev, Li, Jing Shuang
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author Gill, Jaidev
Li, Jing Shuang
author_facet Gill, Jaidev
Li, Jing Shuang
contents In this work, we study the identifiability of network structures (i.e., topologies) for networked nonlinear systems when partial measurements of the nodal dynamics are taken. We explore scenarios where different candidate structures can yield similar measurements, thus limiting identifiability. To do so, we apply the contraction theory framework to facilitate comparisons between different networks. We show that semicontraction in the observable space is a sufficient condition for two systems to become indistinguishable from one another based on partial measurements. We apply this framework to study networks of Kuramoto oscillators, and discuss scenarios in which different network structures (both connected and disconnected) become indistinguishable.
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spellingShingle Identifying Network Structure of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Contraction and Kuramoto Oscillators
Gill, Jaidev
Li, Jing Shuang
Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
In this work, we study the identifiability of network structures (i.e., topologies) for networked nonlinear systems when partial measurements of the nodal dynamics are taken. We explore scenarios where different candidate structures can yield similar measurements, thus limiting identifiability. To do so, we apply the contraction theory framework to facilitate comparisons between different networks. We show that semicontraction in the observable space is a sufficient condition for two systems to become indistinguishable from one another based on partial measurements. We apply this framework to study networks of Kuramoto oscillators, and discuss scenarios in which different network structures (both connected and disconnected) become indistinguishable.
title Identifying Network Structure of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Contraction and Kuramoto Oscillators
topic Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13505