Multistability of macroscopic states in multilayer multiplex network

摘要

In this paper, we observed the effect of multistable behavior of a multilayer multiplex network from the viewpoint of its state at the macroscopic level. In particular, it was shown that the emergence of multistability of the macro-state of a network is determined by the heterogeneity of its elements. By increasing the heterogeneity, the multilayer network passes from one absolutely stable state to another absolutely stable state through the multistability of the coexisting macroscopic attractors.