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Stationary patterns in star networks of bistable units: theory and application to chemical reactions
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We present theoretical and experimental studies on pattern formation with bistable dynamical units coupled in a star network configuration. By applying a localized perturbation to the central or the peripheral elements, we demonstrate the subsequent spreading, pinning, or retraction of the activations; such analysis enables the characterization of the formation of stationary patterns of localized activity. The results are interpreted with a theoretical analysis of a simplified bistable reaction-diffusion model. Weak coupling results in trivial pinned states where the activation cannot propagate. At strong coupling, a uniform state is expected with active or inactive elements at small or large degree networks, respectively. A nontrivial stationary spatial pattern, corresponding to an activation pinning, is predicted to occur at an intermediate number of peripheral elements and at intermediate coupling strengths, where the central activation of the network is pinned, but the peripheral activation propagates toward the center. The results are confirmed in experiments with star networks of bistable electrochemical reactions. The experiments confirm the existence of the stationary spatial patterns and the dependence of coupling strength on the number of peripheral elements for transitions between pinned and retreating or spreading fronts in forced network configurations (where the central or periphery elements are forced to maintain their states).
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KOUVARIS, Nikos e., SEBEK, M., IRIBARNE, A., DÍAZ GUILERA, Albert, KISS, I. z.. Stationary patterns in star networks of bistable units: theory and application to chemical reactions. _Physical Review E_. 2017. Vol. 95, núm. 042203. [consulta: 8 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1539-3755. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/112802]