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Main Author: Li, Hsin-Lun
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.21721
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author Li, Hsin-Lun
author_facet Li, Hsin-Lun
contents We study a discrete-time consensus model in which agents iteratively update their states through interactions on a dynamic social network. At each step, a single agent is selected asynchronously and averages the values of its current neighbors. A distinctive feature of our model is that an agent's neighborhood may contract following an update, while non-selected agents may add or remove neighbors independently. This creates a time-varying communication structure with endogenous contraction. We show that under mild assumptions--specifically, that the evolving graph is connected infinitely often--the system reaches consensus almost surely. Our results extend classical consensus theory on time-varying graphs and asynchronous updates by introducing selective neighborhood contraction, offering new insights into agreement dynamics in evolving social systems.
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spellingShingle Asynchronous Averaging on Dynamic Graphs with Selective Neighborhood Contraction
Li, Hsin-Lun
Systems and Control
Mathematical Physics
Dynamical Systems
Primary 93D50, 93D20, Secondary 93C10, 05C82, 60G42
We study a discrete-time consensus model in which agents iteratively update their states through interactions on a dynamic social network. At each step, a single agent is selected asynchronously and averages the values of its current neighbors. A distinctive feature of our model is that an agent's neighborhood may contract following an update, while non-selected agents may add or remove neighbors independently. This creates a time-varying communication structure with endogenous contraction. We show that under mild assumptions--specifically, that the evolving graph is connected infinitely often--the system reaches consensus almost surely. Our results extend classical consensus theory on time-varying graphs and asynchronous updates by introducing selective neighborhood contraction, offering new insights into agreement dynamics in evolving social systems.
title Asynchronous Averaging on Dynamic Graphs with Selective Neighborhood Contraction
topic Systems and Control
Mathematical Physics
Dynamical Systems
Primary 93D50, 93D20, Secondary 93C10, 05C82, 60G42
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.21721