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In weakly interacting diffusion processes on random graphs, bifurcation points of stationary states are directly related to the spectral properties of the graphon integral operator, and the system's negative interaction energy serves as a natural order parameter that exhibits an energy cascade linked to dynamical metastability. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To characterize the mean-field limit, nonuniqueness, and bifurcation behavior of stationary states for weakly interacting diffusions on random graphs.

September 5, 2026SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical SystemsOpen Access

Phase Transitions for Interacting Particle Systems on Random Graphs

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To characterize the mean-field limit, nonuniqueness, and bifurcation behavior of stationary states for weakly interacting diffusions on random graphs.
Extended classical bifurcation analysis to multichromatic interaction potentials and random graph structures modeled via graphons.
Formulated a self-consistency framework for stationary distributions and framed the McKean–Vlasov partial differential equation as a gradient flow with respect to an appropriate metric.
Identified critical bifurcation points directly from the spectral properties of the graphon integral operator.
Uncovered secondary bifurcations along nonuniform branches and demonstrated that negative interaction energy acts as an order parameter governing an energy cascade tied to dynamical metastability.

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Theoretical analysis reveals bifurcation structures and energy cascades in interacting diffusions on random graphs, highlighting links between graph spectra and dynamical metastability.

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Bertoli et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Theoretical analysis reveals bifurcation structures and energy cascades in interacting diffusions on random graphs, highlighting links between graph spectra and dynamical metastability.

Phase Transitions for Interacting Particle Systems on Random Graphs

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Phase Transitions for Interacting Particle Systems on Random Graphs

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