New Science paper shows disorder and heterogeneity can stabilize complex networks
wgilpin0 · x · 2026-09-19
A new Science paper by Adilson Motter's group, "Disorder-promoted stability," demonstrates that heterogeneity across nodes or interactions can make complex networks more stable, with implications spanning ecosystems, power grids, and materials science.
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