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This paper discusses the controllability problem of complex networks. It is shown that almost any weighted complex network with noise on the strength of communication links is controllable in the sense of Kalman controllability. The concept of almost controllability is elaborated by both theoretical discussions and experimental verifications.
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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61867005 and 61763040, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities for Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and for Northwest Minzu University under Grant Nos. 31920160003 and 31920180115, the Zhejiang Open Foundation of the Most Important Subjects, and the Gansu Provincial First-Class Discipline Program of Northwest Minzu University.
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Cai, N., He, M., Wu, Q. et al. On Almost Controllability of Dynamical Complex Networks with Noises. J Syst Sci Complex 32, 1125–1139 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11424-017-6273-7
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