Community structure in real-world networks from a non-parametrical synchronization-based dynamical approach

[EN]This work analyzes the problem of community structure in real-world networks based on the synchronization of nonidentical coupled chaotic Rössler oscillators each one characterized by a defined natural frequency, and coupled according to a predefined network topology. The interaction scheme contemplates an uniformly increasing coupling force to simulate a society in which the association between the agents grows in time. To enhance the stability of the correlated states that could emerge from the synchronization process, we propose a parameterless mechanism that adapts the characteristic frequencies of coupled oscillators according to a dynamic connectivity matrix deduced from correlated data. We show that the characteristic frequency vector that results from the adaptation mechanism reveals the underlying community structure present in the network.

Zientzia eta Teknologia Fakultateko IV. Ikerkuntza Jardunaldiak

[EU]I. Abstracts. Ahozko komunikazioak 1. Biozientziak: Alderdi Molekularrak 2. Biozientziak: Ingurune Alderdiak. 3. Fisika eta Ingenieritza Elektronika 4. Geología 5. Matematika 6. Kimika 7. Ingenieritza Kimikoa eta Kimika II. Abstracts. Idatzizko Komunikazioak (Posterrak) 1. Biozientziak 2. Fisika eta Ingenieritza Elektronika 3. Geologia 4. Matematika 5. Kimika 6. Ingenieritza Kimikoa

From Gods to men: A historical overview of the discovery of the chemical elements

To achieve the apparently simple Periodic Table of the Elements has implied tremendous efforts over thousands of years. In this paper we present a brief history of the discovery of the chemical elements from prehistory to the present day, revealing the controversies that arose on the way and claiming the important work performed by alchemists in the advancement of knowledge. This is especially important if we consider that alchemy had a period of existence of many thousands of years, while the "Chemistry", officially established as a science in the eighteenth century, has operated as such for only a few hundred years. Even so, if we consider the progress of discovery and isolation of chemical elements throughout history, it can be observed that the number of elements identified is achieved mainly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, reflecting the development of instrumental techniques, that facilitated this task.