Lag synchronization analysis of general complex networks with multiple time-varying delays via pinning control strategy

摘要

This paper focuses on the lag synchronization issue for a kind of general complex networks with multiple time-varying delays via the pinning control strategy. By applying the Lyaponov functional theory and mathematical analysis techniques, sufficient verifiable criteria that depend on both intrinsic time-varying delay and coupled time-varying delay are obtained to achieve lag synchronization of the networks. Moreover, the coupling configuration matrices are not required to be symmetric or irreducible, and the minimum number of pinned nodes is determined by node dynamics, coupling matrices, and the designed parameter matrices. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the feasibility of the theoretical results.