# From local averaging to emergent global behaviors: the fundamental role of network interconnections

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.08572 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1509.08572/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 29 Sep 2015.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Wisdom of Crowds Through Myopic Self-Confidence Adaptation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.18195/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Distributed averaging is one of the simplest and most studied network dynamics. Its applications range from cooperative inference in sensor networks, to robot formation, to opinion dynamics. A number of fundamental results and examples scattered through the literature are gathered here and originally presented, emphasizing the deep interplay between the network interconnection structure and the emergent global behavior.