Fig. 4: Statistical properties of the rewired undirected network after optimizing synchronizability.
From: Optimizing higher-order network topology for synchronization of coupled phase oscillators

The distribution of the generalized nodes' degree Eq. (8) for networks with 2-hyperlink interactions under various sizes: a 6, b 10, c 20, d 50, e 80, f 100. The generalized nodes' degree distribution shows that the more synchronizable network tends to be homogeneous. Correspondingly, the homogeneity parameter43,44,45,46g given by Eq. (16) is bigger for the rewired network, indicating more homogeneous nodes' degrees. The property of the more synchronizable 2-hyperlink interactions is consistent with 1-hyperlink interactions, where nodes also tend to be homogeneous in degree26.