Chimeras with multiple coherent regions

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2013 Sep;88(3):032902. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.032902. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

Abstract

We study chimeric states in a coupled phase oscillator system with piecewise linear nonlocal coupling. By modifying the details of the coupling, it is possible to obtain multiple chimeric states with a specified number of coherent regions and with specified phase relationships. The case of a two-component chimera is illustrated and the generalization to arbitrary chimeric configurations is discussed. The phase relations between the two clusters of phase oscillators is described in some detail.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't