Network topology and synchronization of systems with linear time-delayed coupling

Abstract

We consider networks of square input–output systems that interact via linear, time-delayed coupling functions. For given system dynamics, we give conditions for the construction of a (local, global) synchronization diagram. We show that a condition for (local, global) synchronization is that the coupling strength and time-delay are contained in the intersection of scaled copies of the (local, global) synchronization diagram, where the scaling factors are the nonzero eigenvalues of the symmetric Laplacian matrix.