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Synchronization is crucial for the correct functionality of many natural and man-made complex systems. In this work we characterize the formation of synchronization patterns in networks of Kuramoto oscillators. Specifically, we reveal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-20 Lorenzo Tiberi , Chiara Favaretto , Mario Innocenti , Danielle S. Bassett , Fabio Pasqualetti

Synchronization in networks of coupled oscillators is classically studied via the Kuramoto model, whose intrinsic nonlinearity limits analytical tractability and complicates control design. Complex-valued extensions circumvent this by…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-09 Lorenzo Giordano , Josep M. Olm , Mario di Bernardo

The production process of integrated electronic circuitry inherently leads to large heterogeneities on the component level. For electronic clock networks this implies detuned intrinsic frequencies and differences in coupling strength and…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2019-09-04 Nirmal Punetha , Lucas Wetzel

The Kuramoto model is a classical mathematical model in the field of non-linear dynamical systems that describes the evolution of coupled oscillators in a network that may reach a synchronous state. The relationship between the network's…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-02-16 Pedro Abdalla , Afonso S. Bandeira , Clara Invernizzi

Motivated by recent interest for multi-agent systems and smart power grid architectures, we discuss the synchronization problem for the network-reduced model of a power system with non-trivial transfer conductances. Our key insight is to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-06-28 Florian Dorfler , Francesco Bullo

Networks incorporating higher-order interactions are increasingly recognized for their ability to introduce novel dynamics into various processes, including synchronization. Previous studies on synchronization within multilayer networks…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2024-07-16 Palash Kumar Pal , Md Sayeed Anwar , Matjaz Perc , Dibakar Ghosh

Synchronization is a fundamental phenomenon in complex systems, observed across a wide range of natural and engineered contexts. The Kuramoto model provides a foundational framework for understanding synchronization among coupled…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-02-03 Riccardo Muolo , Hiroya Nakao , Marco Coraggio

Synchronization is an essential property of engineered and natural networked dynamical systems. The Kuramoto model of nonlinear synchronization has been widely studied in applications including entrainment of clock cells in brain networks…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-01 Dinuka Sahabandu , Andrew Clark , Linda Bushnell , Radha Poovendran

In this work we study the synchronization of Kuramoto oscillators driven by external forces in complex modular networks. The motivation is the neuronal dynamics that takes place during information processing in the neural cortex. The neuron…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2020-04-02 Carolina Arruda Moreira

The understanding of synchronization ranging from natural to social systems has driven the interests of scientists from different disciplines. Here, we have investigated the synchronization dynamics of the Kuramoto dynamics departing from…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-09-29 Jie Ren , Huijie Yang

We present a novel interdisciplinary framework that bridges synchronization theory and multi-agent AI systems by adapting the Kuramoto model to describe the collective dynamics of heterogeneous AI agents engaged in complex task execution.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Chiranjit Mitra

The Kuramoto model, which describes synchronization phenomena, is a system of ordinary differential equations on $N$-torus defined as coupled harmonic oscillators. The order parameter is often used to measure the degree of synchronization.…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2013-02-05 Hayato Chiba

In this Letter, we propose a growing network model that can generate scale-free networks with a tunable community strength. The community strength, $C$, is directly measured by the ratio of the number of external edges to internal ones; a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2011-11-09 Tao Zhou , Ming Zhao , Guanrong Chen , Gang Yan , Bing-Hong Wang

In this paper, we study the complete synchronization of the Kuramoto model with general network containing a spanning tree, when the initial phases are distributed in an open half circle. As lack of uniform coercivity in general digraph, in…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-07-15 Xiongtao Zhang , Tingting Zhu

Due to time delays in signal transmission and processing, phase lags are inevitable in realistic complex oscillator networks. Conventional wisdom is that phase lags are detrimental to network synchronization. Here we show that judiciously…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2018-08-15 Huawei Fan , Ying-Cheng Lai , Shi-Xian Qu , Xingang Wang

The synchronization of human networks is essential for our civilization, and understanding the motivations, behavior, and basic parameters that govern the dynamics of human networks is important in many aspects of our lives. Human ensembles…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2020-08-26 Shir Shahal , Ateret Wurzberg , Inbar Sibony , Hamootal Duadi , Elad Shniderman , Daniel Weymouth , Nir Davidson , Moti Fridman

We study the synchronization transition of Kuramoto oscillators in scale-free networks that are characterized by tunable local properties. Specifically, we perform a detailed finite size scaling analysis and inspect how the critical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-25 Jesus Gomez-Gardenes , Yamir Moreno

A family of stochastic processes has quasi-cycle oscillations if the oscillations are sustained by noise. For such a family we define a Kuramoto-type coupling of both phase and amplitude processes. We find that synchronization, as measured…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-11-30 Priscilla E. Greenwood , Lawrence M. Ward

Neural synchrony is hypothesized to play a crucial role in how the brain organizes visual scenes into structured representations, enabling the robust encoding of multiple objects within a scene. However, current deep learning models often…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Sabine Muzellec , Andrea Alamia , Thomas Serre , Rufin VanRullen

The onset of synchronization in a system of random frequency oscillators coupled through a random network is investigated. Using a mean-field approximation, we characterize sample-to-sample fluctuations for networks of finite size, and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 Hyunsuk Hong , Hyunggyu Park , Lei-Han Tang