Numerical implementation of dynamical mean field theory for disordered systems: Application to the Lotka-Volterra model of ecosystems

F. Roy, G. Biroli, G. Bunin, C. Cammarota

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Abstract

Dynamical mean field theory (DMFT) is a tool that allows one to analyze the stochastic dynamics of N interacting degrees of freedom in terms of a self-consistent 1-body problem. In this work, focusing on models of ecosystems, we present the derivation of DMFT through the dynamical cavity method, and we develop a method for solving it numerically. Our numerical procedure can be applied to a large variety of systems for which DMFT holds. We implement and test it for the generalized random Lotka-Volterra model, and show that complex dynamical regimes characterized by chaos and aging can be captured and studied by this framework.

Original languageEnglish
Article number484001
JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Volume52
Issue number48
Early online date3 May 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Nov 2019

Keywords

  • disordered systems
  • non-equilibrium dynamics
  • population dynamics

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