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Some synchronization criteria for general complex networks with coupling delays

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A general complex delayed dynamical network model with asymmetric coupling matrix is considered in this paper. For reducing the conservativeness of synchronization criteria, several novel synchronization stability conditions are presented by using delay decomposition methods. Numerical examples which are widely used to study delay-dependent synchronization stability are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.

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  1. School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410004, China

    Huan Pan, Xiaohong Nian & Weihua Gui

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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61075065, 60474029, 60774045, 60634020 and the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate.

This paper was recommended for publication by Editor Jinhu LÜ.

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Pan, H., Nian, X. & Gui, W. Some synchronization criteria for general complex networks with coupling delays. J Syst Sci Complex 24, 1057–1067 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-011-9336-1

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