文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Synchronization in complex networks and its application - A survey of recent advances and challenges

作者：Tang, Yang[1,2];Qian, Feng[3];Gao, Huijun[4,7];Kurths, Juergen[1,2,5,6]

机构：[1]Potsdam Inst Climate Impact Res, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany;[2]Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, D-12489 Berlin, Germany;[3]E China Univ Sci & Technol, Key Lab Adv Control & Optimizat Chem Proc, Minist Educ, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China;[4]Harbin Inst Technol, Res Inst Intelligent Control & Syst, Harbin 150080, Peoples R China;[5]Univ Aberdeen, Inst Complex Syst & Math Biol, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland;[6]Nizhnii Novgorod State Univ, Dept Control Theory, Nizhnii Novgorod 606950, Russia;[7]King Abdulaziz Univ, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

年份：2014

卷号：38

期号：2

起止页码：184

外文期刊名：ANNUAL REVIEWS IN CONTROL

收录：;EI(收录号：20144500169364);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000345734000003)】；

基金：The authors are grateful to the Editor and the anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments. This research is supported by the National 973 Project (2012CB720500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61203235, 61333012, 61333010, 61273201), the Key Laboratory of Integrated Automation for the Process Industry (Northeastern University), IRTG 1740 (DFG) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany.

语种：英文

外文关键词：Complex networks - Large scale systems - Electric power transmission networks

摘要：Complex networks have, in recent years, brought many innovative impacts to large-scale systems. However, great challenges also come forth due to distinct complex situations and imperative requirements in human life nowadays. This paper attempts to present an overview of recent progress of synchronization of complex dynamical networks and its applications. We focus on robustness of synchronization, controllability and observability of complex networks and synchronization of multiplex networks. Then, we review several applications of synchronization in complex networks, especially in neuroscience and power grids. The present limitations are summarized and future trends are explored and tentatively highlighted. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.