Periodic Oscillatory Phenomenon in Fractional-Order Neural Networks Involving Different Types of Delays

Abstract

This research is chiefly concerned with the stability and Hopf bifurcation for newly established fractional-order neural networks involving different types of delays. By means of an appropriate variable substitution, equivalent fractional-order neural network systems involving one delay are built. By discussing the distribution of roots of the characteristic equation of the established fractional-order neural network systems and selecting the delay as bifurcation parameter, a novel delay-independent bifurcation condition is derived. The investigation verifies that the delay is a significant parameter which has an important influence on stability nature and Hopf bifurcation behavior of neural network systems. The computer simulation plots and bifurcation graphs effectively illustrate the reasonableness of the theoretical fruits.