Dimensionality-induced critical phase transition in stochastic Lotka-Volterra equation: From statistical averaging to systemic tipping point
Xiu-deng Zheng, Cong Li, Hui Zhang, Hui-jie Qiao, Shao-peng Wang, Yi Tao
Abstract
By analyzing a stochastic Lotka-Volterra (LV) equation, we show that the underlying logic behind the diversity-stability debate in ecology can be framed as a dimensionality-induced critical phase transition, that is, a transition separating the regime dominated by statistical averaging and a systemic tipping point. This phase transition framework unifies the opposing ecological predictions in the diversity-stability debate and sets an intrinsic diversity ceiling for stochastic ecological communities.
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