| Speaker : | Michel Davydov |
| INRIA | |
| Date: | 25/09/2023 |
| Time: | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Location: | Inria, salle Jacque-Louis Lion |
Abstract
In this thesis, we are interested in mathematical models of phenomena that can be interpreted as network dynamics. This includes for example neuron population models in which neurons interact at random times with their neighbors or epidemics propagation where infected or susceptible individuals move from town to town. The mathematical description of such phenomena generally requires a compromise between physical or biological relevance and mathematical tractability. The main focus of this work is the elaboration of mathematical proofs to justify the introduction of models taking into account the geometry of the underlying networks whilst preserving tractability. The main mathematical tool for that purpose is the replica-mean-field, which consists in copies of the studied network between which interactions are routed randomly. The main results of this thesis concern the behavior of such a dynamical system when the number of replicas goes to infinity. In various settings, we show that it concerges to dynamics under the Poisson Hypothesis, that is, interaction times are replaced by independent Poisson processes, which allows to obtain closed forms in certain models.