Stabilization of novel multi-layer networks with noise-based nonlinear superior couplings via aperiodically adaptive intermittent pinning control

In this paper, novel multi-layer networks with superior couplings are proposed firstly which are established on a non-strongly connected digraph. Within the multi-layer networks, a nonlinear coupling based on white noises is introduced, which is the feature of superior couplings. We adopt aperiodically adaptive intermittent pinning control to stabilize the multi-layer networks. An concrete analysis framework about selecting the target vertex of the control is revealed. Aperiodically adaptive intermittent control is employed on the vertex systems of the first layer networks, to achieve the stabilization of the first layer networks, where the couplings of drift terms are treated as negative effects on stabilization. With the help of noise stabilization, the stabilization of the other layers networks is realized based on the stability of the first layer networks and the characteristics of the superior coupling that is based on white noises. By employing graph theory and the Lyapunov method, an almost sure exponential stabilization criterion of the multi-layer networks is acquired. As a subsequent result, the proposed theory is applied to a class of stochastic coupled oscillators with sufficient conditions being given to ensure their stability. Finally, a numerical example is provided to illustrate the feasibility of the stated theoretical results.