THE TRAPPING PROBLEM OF WEIGHTED (2,2)-FLOWER NETWORKS WITH THE SAME WEIGHT SEQUENCE

Abstract

Intuitively, edge weight has an effect on the dynamical processes occurring on the networks. However, the theoretical research on the effects of edge weight on network dynamics is still rare. In this paper, we present two weighted network models by adjusting the matching relationship between weights and edges. Both network models are controlled by the weight factor [Formula: see text]. They have the same connection structure and weight sequence when [Formula: see text] is fixed. Based on their self-similar network structure, we study two types of biased walks with a trap. One is standard weight-dependent walk, while the other is mixed weight-dependent walk including both nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor jumps. For both weighted scale-free networks, we obtain exact solutions of the average trapping time (ATT) measuring the efficiency of the trapping process in both network models. Analyzing and comparing the obtained solutions, we find that the ATT is related to the walking rule and the spectral dimension of the fractal network, and not all ATT for the weighted networks are affected by the weight factor [Formula: see text]. In other words, not all weight adjustments can change the trapping efficiency in the network. We hope that the present findings could help us get deeper understanding about the influence factor of biased walk in complex systems.