Controlling a complex system near its critical point via temporal correlations

Many complex systems exhibit large fluctuations both across space and over time. These fluctuations have often been linked to the presence of some kind of critical phenomena, where it is well known that the emerging correlation functions in space and time are closely related to each other. Here we t...

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Autores: Chialvo, Dante Renato, Cannas, Sergio Alejandro, Grigera, Tomas Sebastian, Mártin, Daniel Alejandro, Plenz, Dietmar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/140223
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/140223
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CRITICAL PHENOMENA
COMPLEX SYSTEMS
TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS
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Sumario:Many complex systems exhibit large fluctuations both across space and over time. These fluctuations have often been linked to the presence of some kind of critical phenomena, where it is well known that the emerging correlation functions in space and time are closely related to each other. Here we test whether the time correlation properties allow systems exhibiting a phase transition to self-tune to their critical point. We describe results in three models: the 2D Ising ferromagnetic model, the 3D Vicsek flocking model and a small-world neuronal network model. We demonstrate that feedback from the autocorrelation function of the order parameter fluctuations shifts the system towards its critical point. Our results rely on universal properties of critical systems and are expected to be relevant to a variety of other settings.