Fluctuations and redundancy in optimal transport networks

Details Fluctuations and redundancy in optimal transport networks Fluctuations and redundancy in optimal transport networks

2009-05-29

arxiv.org/abs/0905.4947v1

Physics

Biological Physics

4 pages, 4 figures

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The structure of networks that provide optimal transport properties has been investigated in a variety of contexts. While many different formulations of this problem have been considered, it is recurrently found that optimal networks are trees. It is shown here that this result is contingent on the assumption of a stationary flow through the network. When time variations or fluctuations are allowed for, a different class of optimal structures is found, which share the hierarchical organization of trees yet contain loops. The transitions between different network topologies as the parameters of the problem vary are examined. These results may have strong implications for the structure and formation of natural networks, as is illustrated by the example of leaf venation networks.

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