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Many real-world systems can be modeled as networks of interacting oscillatory units. Collective dynamics that are of functional relevance for the oscillator network, such as switching between metastable states, arise through the interplay…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-08-05 Christian Bick

Inspired by the problem of biofilm growth, we numerically investigate clustering in a two-dimensional suspension of active (Janus) particles of finite size confined in a circular cavity. Their dynamics is regulated by a non-reciprocal…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-10-18 Yuxin Zhou , Yunyun Li , Fabio Marchesoni

We analyse the properties of the synchronisation transition in a many-body system consisting of quantum van der Pol oscillators with all-to-all coupling using a self-consistent mean-field method. We find that the synchronised state, which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 C. Davis-Tilley , C. K. Teoh , A. D. Armour

A large variety of rhythms are observed in nature. Rhythms such as electroencephalogram signals in the brain can often be regarded as interacting. In this study, we investigate the dynamical properties of rhythmic systems in two populations…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2016-07-20 Yu Terada , Toshio Aoyagi

The effect of stirring in an inhomogeneous oscillatory medium is investigated. We show that the stirring rate can control the macroscopic behavior of the system producing collective oscillations (synchronization) or complete quenching of…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 Zoltan Neufeld , Istvan Z. Kiss , Changsong Zhou , Juergen Kurths

Quorum sensing governs bacterial communication, playing a crucial role in regulating population behaviour. We propose a mathematical model that uncovers chaotic dynamics within quorum sensing networks, highlighting challenges to…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-01-15 Mariana Harris , Viviana Rivera-Estay , Pablo Aguirre , Víctor F. Breña-Medina

Genetic oscillators play important roles in cell life regulation. The regulatory efficiency usually depends strongly on the emergence of stable collective dynamic modes, which requires designing the interactions between genetic networks. We…

Biological Physics · Physics 2017-02-23 Edward H. Hellen , Evgeny Volkov

Motility induced phase separation is an efficient aggregation mechanism of active matter, yet biological systems exhibit richer organization through communication among constituents. We investigate suspensions of active particles that…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-08-18 Yuxin Zhou , Qingqing Yin , Shubhadip Nayak , Poulami Bag , Pulak K. Ghosh , Yunyun Li , Fabio Marchesoni

Synchronization in a lattice of a finite population of phase oscillators with algebraically decaying, non-normalized coupling is studied by numerical simulations. A critical level of decay is found, below which full locking takes place if…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Maródi , F. d'Ovidio , T. Vicsek

The paper presents a method by which the mean field dynamics of a population of dynamical systems with parameter diversity and global coupling can be described in terms of a few macroscopic degrees of freedom. The method applies to…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Silvia De Monte , Francesco d'Ovidio , Erik Mosekilde

Bacteria communicate using external chemical signals called autoinducers (AI) in a process known as quorum sensing (QS). QS efficiency is reduced by both limitations of AI diffusion and potential interference from neighboring strains. There…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2016-12-28 Tahir I. Yusufaly , James Q. Boedicker

A density oscillator is a fluid system in which oscillatory flow occurs between different density fluids through the pore connecting them. We investigate the synchronization in coupled density oscillators using two-dimensional hydrodynamic…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2023-03-27 Nana Takeda , Hiroaki Ito , Hiroyuki Kitahata

The condensation transition, leading to complete mutual synchronization in large populations of globally coupled chaotic Roessler oscillators, is investigated. Statistical properties of this transition and the cluster structure of partially…

adap-org · Physics 2009-10-30 D. H. Zanette , A. S. Mikhailov

The exchange of small molecular signals within microbial populations is generally referred to as quorum sensing (QS). QS is ubiquitous in nature and enables microorganisms to respond to fluctuations in living environments by working…

Cell Behavior · Quantitative Biology 2019-09-16 Yuting Fang , Adam Noel , Andrew W. Eckford , Nan Yang

Ordered and disordered behavior in large ensembles of coupled oscillators map to different functional states in a wide range of applications, e.g., active and resting states in the brain and stable and unstable power grid configurations.…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2022-11-02 Can Xu , Xuan Wang , Per Sebastian Skardal

Many systems of physical and biological interest are characterized by assemblies of phase oscillators whose interaction is mediated by a diffusing chemical. The coupling effect results from the fact that the local concentration of the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-06-21 Pedro Haerter , Ricardo L. Viana

In the first part of this paper, we showed that three coupled populations of identical phase oscillators give rise to heteroclinic cycles between invariant sets where populations show distinct frequencies. Here, we now give explicit…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-08-05 Christian Bick , Alexander Lohse

We demonstrate that strongly asymmetric limit cycles can be observed in the system of three identical ring oscillators (3-gene networks known as Repressilators) globally coupled by signal molecule diffusion added to the model in a way like…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2022-11-18 N. Stankevich , E. Volkov

The study on the collective dynamics of synchronization among genetic oscillators is essential for the understanding of the rhythmic phenomena of living organisms at both molecular and cellular levels. Genetic oscillators are biochemical…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Chunguang Li , Luonan Chen , Kazuyuki Aihara

The social organization of microorganisms has long been a fascinating and challenging subject in both biology and sociology. In these organisms, the role of the individual is far less dominant than that of the community, which functions as…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-03-05 Eleonora Alfinito , Matteo Beccaria