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dc.contributor.authorYazdani, Nuri
dc.contributor.authorHavlin, Shlomo
dc.contributor.authorHerrmann, Hans J.
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Christian Michael
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Nuno
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-08T20:44:54Z
dc.date.available2014-07-08T20:44:54Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.date.submitted2013-04
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88220
dc.description.abstractNatural and technological interdependent systems have been shown to be highly vulnerable due to cascading failures and an abrupt collapse of global connectivity under initial failure. Mitigating the risk by partial disconnection endangers their functionality. Here we propose a systematic strategy of selecting a minimum number of autonomous nodes that guarantee a smooth transition in robustness. Our method which is based on betweenness is tested on various examples including the famous 2003 electrical blackout of Italy. We show that, with this strategy, the necessary number of autonomous nodes can be reduced by a factor of five compared to a random choice. We also find that the transition to abrupt collapse follows tricritical scaling characterized by a set of exponents which is independent on the protection strategy.en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01969en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.sourceNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.titleTowards designing robust coupled networksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationSchneider, Christian M., Nuri Yazdani, Nuno A. M. Araujo, Shlomo Havlin, and Hans J. Herrmann. “Towards Designing Robust Coupled Networks.” Sci. Rep. 3 (June 11, 2013).en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorSchneider, Christian Michaelen_US
dc.relation.journalScientific Reportsen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsSchneider, Christian M.; Yazdani, Nuri; Araujo, Nuno A. M.; Havlin, Shlomo; Herrmann, Hans J.en_US
mit.licensePUBLISHER_CCen_US
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