Synchronization by reactive coupling and nonlinear frequency pulling

M. C. Cross*, J. L. Rogers, Ron Lifshitz, A. Zumdieck

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Abstract

We present a detailed analysis of a model for the synchronization of nonlinear oscillators due to reactive coupling and nonlinear frequency pulling. We study the model for the mean field case of all-to-all coupling, deriving results for the initial onset of synchronization as the coupling or nonlinearity increase, and conditions for the existence of the completely synchronized state when all the oscillators evolve with the same frequency. Explicit results are derived for the Lorentzian, triangular, and top-hat distributions of oscillator frequencies. Numerical simulations are used to construct complete phase diagrams for these distributions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number036205
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume73
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences0314069, 2004339
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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