History-dependent percolation on multiplex networks.

The structure of interconnected systems and its impact on the system dynamics is a much-studied cross-disciplinary topic. Although various critical phenomena have been found in different models, study of the connections between different percolation transitions is still lacking. Here we propose a unified framework to study the origins of the discontinuous transitions of the percolation process on interacting networks.

Traffic-driven epidemic spreading in multiplex networks.

Recent progress on multiplex networks has provided a powerful way to abstract the diverse interaction of a network system with multiple layers. In this paper, we show that a multiplex structure can greatly affect the spread of an epidemic driven by traffic dynamics. One of the interesting findings is that the multiplex structure could suppress the outbreak of an epidemic, which is different from the typical finding of spread dynamics in multiplex networks.

Theoretical analysis and simulation of phase separation in a driven bidirectional two-lane system.

The two-lane driven system is a type of important model to research some transport systems, and also a powerful tool to investigate properties of nonequilibrium state systems. This paper presents a driven bidirectional two-lane model. The dynamic characteristics of the model with periodic boundary are investigated by Monte Carlo simulation, simple mean field, and cluster mean field methods, respectively.

Transportation dynamics on coupled networks with limited bandwidth.

The communication networks in real world often couple with each other to save costs, which results in any network does not have a stand-alone function and efficiency. To investigate this, in this paper we propose a transportation model on two coupled networks with bandwidth sharing. We find that the free-flow state and the congestion state can coexist in the two coupled networks, and the free-flow path and congestion path can coexist in each network.

Exponential decay of spatial correlation in driven diffusive system: A universal feature of macroscopic homogeneous state.

Driven diffusive systems have been a paradigm for modelling many physical, chemical, and biological transport processes. In the systems, spatial correlation plays an important role in the emergence of a variety of nonequilibrium phenomena and exhibits rich features such as pronounced oscillations. However, the lack of analytical results of spatial correlation precludes us from fully understanding the effect of spatial correlation on the dynamics of the system.

Phase transition and flow-rate behavior of merging granular flows.

Merging of granular flows is ubiquitous in industrial, mining, and geological processes. However, its behavior remains poorly understood. This paper studies the phase transition and flow-rate behavior of two granular flows merging into one channel.

Bulk induced phase transition in driven diffusive systems.

This paper studies a weakly and asymmetrically coupled three-lane driven diffusive system. A non-monotonically changing density profile in the middle lane has been observed. When the extreme value of the density profile reaches ρ = 0.

Traffic experiment reveals the nature of car-following.

As a typical self-driven many-particle system far from equilibrium, traffic flow exhibits diverse fascinating non-equilibrium phenomena, most of which are closely related to traffic flow stability and specifically the growth/dissipation pattern of disturbances. However, the traffic theories have been controversial due to a lack of precise traffic data. We have studied traffic flow from a new perspective by carrying out large-scale car-following experiment on an open road section, which overcomes the intrinsic deficiency of empirical observations.

Phase diagrams of the Katz-Lebowitz-Spohn process on lattices with a junction.

This paper studies the Katz-Lebowitz-Spohn (KLS) process on lattices with a junction, where particles move on parallel lattice branches that combine into a single lattice at the junction. It is shown that 11 kinds of phase diagrams could be observed, depending on the two parameters ε and δ in the KLS process. We have investigated the phase diagrams as well as bulk density analytically based on flow rate conservation and the extremal current principle.

Stop and restart of granular clock in a vibrated compartmentalized bidisperse granular system.

This paper studies a bidisperse granular mixture consisting of two species of stainless steel spheres in a vertically vibrated compartmentalized container. The experiments show that with proper vibration acceleration, the granular clock stops when horizontal segregation of the large spheres residing in the far end from the barrier wall occurs. When the segregation is broken, the granular clock restarts.

Phase diagram structures in a periodic one-dimensional exclusion process.

This paper studies a periodic one-dimensional exclusion process composed of a driven part and a biased diffusive part in a mesoscopic limit. It is shown that, depending on the biased diffusion parameter δ, rich phase diagram structures appear in which diverse phases have been exhibited and the density profile in the diffusive part is qualitatively different. This is because the domain wall is behaving differently.

Phase transitions induced by competition of two driven parts in a periodic system.

This paper studies a periodic driven diffusive system, which separates into two equal-sized parts with different values of hopping rates. Competition of the two different driven parts leads to various bulk-driven phase transitions, including shock and antishock. More interestingly, for the symmetric scenario, one can observe shock and antishock simultaneously in the system.

Pedestrian flow dynamics in a lattice gas model coupled with an evolutionary game.

This paper studies unidirectional pedestrian flow by using a lattice gas model with parallel update rules. Game theory is introduced to deal with conflicts that two or three pedestrians want to move into the same site. Pedestrians are either cooperators or defectors.

Pedestrian flow in a lattice gas model with parallel update.

This paper studies unidirectional pedestrian flow in a channel using the lattice gas model with parallel update rule. The conflict (i.e.

Mean-field analysis for parallel asymmetric exclusion process with anticipation effect.

This paper studies an extended parallel asymmetric exclusion process, in which the anticipation effect is taken into account. The fundamental diagram of the model has been investigated via cluster mean field analysis. Different from previous mean field analysis, in which the n -cluster probabilities P(σ{i},…,σ{i+n-1}) involve the (n+2) -cluster probabilities P(τ{i-1},…,τ{i+n}) , our mean-field analysis is asymmetric because the three-cluster probabilities P(σ{i},σ{i+1},σ{i+2}) involve the six-cluster probabilities P(τ{i-1},…,τ{i+4}) .

Global dynamic routing for scale-free networks.

Traffic is essential for many dynamic processes on networks. The efficient routing strategy [G. Yan, T.

Pheromone routing protocol on a scale-free network.

This paper proposes a routing strategy for network systems based on the local information of "pheromone." The overall traffic capacity of a network system can be evaluated by the critical packet generating rate R(c). Under this critical generating rate, the total packet number in the system first increases and then decreases to reach a balance state.

Dynamical hysteresis phenomena in complex network traffic.

In this Brief Report, the dynamical hysteresis is investigated in constant-density traffic system of scale-free, small-world, and lattice networks. With the local-searching strategy, hysteresis persists for scale-free networks, while it disappears for small-world networks and lattice grids when the handling ability of nodes is higher than a certain threshold. With the shortest-path-routing strategy, hysteresis persists for all three networks investigated.

Spatial three-player prisoners' dilemma.

This paper extends traditional two-player prisoners' dilemma (PD) to three-player PD. We have studied spatial patterns of cooperation behaviors, growth patterns of cooperator clusters and defector clusters, and cooperation frequency of the players. It is found while three-player PD exhibits many properties similar to two-player PD, some new features arise.

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Weak and strong coupling in a two-lane asymmetric exclusion process.

This paper studies a two-lane totally asymmetric simple exclusion process, in which particles could jump between the two lanes with asymmetric rates. In the weak coupling situation, the rates are inversely proportional to system size L . The appearance of localized shock in one lane and the discontinuous phase transition as revealed by Juhász [Phys.

Method to enhance traffic capacity for scale-free networks.

In this paper, a method is proposed to enhance the traffic handling capacity of scale-free networks by closing or cutting some links between some large-degree nodes, for both local routing strategy and global shortest-path routing strategy. The traffic capacity of networks is found to be considerably improved after applying the link-closing strategy, especially in the case of global routing. Due to the strongly improved network capacity, easy realization on networks, and low cost, the strategy may be useful for modern communication networks.

Spontaneous symmetry breaking and periodic structure in a multilane system.

We study a multilane totally asymmetric simple exclusion process (TASEP) with narrow entrances under parallel update. The narrow entrances are modeled in this way: the entry of a particle is not allowed if the exit site of the previous lane is occupied. It is shown the results depend on the number of lanes, n.

Phase transition and hysteresis in scale-free network traffic.

We model information traffic on scale-free networks by introducing the node queue length L proportional to the node degree and its delivering ability C proportional to L . The simulation gives the overall capacity of the traffic system, which is quantified by a phase transition from free flow to congestion. It is found that the maximal capacity of the system results from the case of the local routing coefficient phi slightly larger than zero, and we provide an analysis for the optimal value of phi.