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Methods that distinguish dynamical regimes in networks of active elements make it possible to design the dynamics of models of realistic networks. A particularly salient example is partial synchronization, which may play a pivotal role in…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-11-30 Olesia Dogonasheva , Daniil Radushev , Boris Gutkin , Denis Zakharov

Chimera states are synchronization patterns in which coherent and incoherent regions coexist in systems of identical oscillators. This elusive phenomenon has attracted significant interest and has been widely analyzed, revealing several…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-04-24 Rommel Tchinda Djeudjo , Timoteo Carletti , Hiroya Nakao , Riccardo Muolo

The chimera state with co-existing coherent-incoherent dynamics has recently attracted a lot of attention due to its wide applicability. We investigate non-locally coupled identical chaotic maps with delayed interactions in the multiplex…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2017-04-19 Saptarshi Ghosh , Anil Kumar , Anna Zakharova , Sarika Jalan

The defining property of chimera states is the coexistence of coherent and incoherent domains in systems that are structurally and spatially homogeneous. The recent realization that such states might be common in oscillator networks raises…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2018-01-19 Zachary G. Nicolaou , Hermann Riecke , Adilson E. Motter

We derive the Kuramoto model (KM) corresponding to a population of weakly coupled, nearly identical quadratic integrate-and-fire (QIF) neurons with both electrical and chemical coupling. The ratio of chemical to electrical coupling…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2022-01-11 Pau Clusella , Bastian Pietras , Ernest Montbrió

The dynamic of thermosensitive neuronal networks under the influence of external electric fields is explored, focusing on hybrid coupling models that incorporate both electrical and chemical synapses. Numerical simulations reveal a variety…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-19 Ediline L. F. Nguessap , Antonio C. Roque , Fernando F. Ferreira

In this paper, we have introduced and investigated the collective behavior of a network of memristive Hindmarsh-Rose (HR) neurons. The proposed model was built considering the memristive autapse of the traditional 2D HR neuron. Using the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2022-11-18 Sishu Shankar Muni , Zeric Tabekoueng Njitacke , Cyrille Feudjio , Theophile Fozin , Jan Awrejcewicz

We found that a network-organized metapopulation of cooperators, defectors and destructive agents playing the public goods game with mutations, can collectively reach global synchronization or chimera states. Global synchronization is…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2016-12-09 Nikos E. Kouvaris , Ruben J. Requejo , Johanne Hizanidis , Albert Diaz-Guilera

In a recent study of chaos synchronization in symmetric complex networks [Pecora \textit{et al}., Nat. Commun. {\bf 5}, 4079 (2014)], it is found that stable synchronous clusters may coexist with many non-synchronous nodes in the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-12-31 Weijie Lin , Huiyan Li , Heping Ying , Xingang Wang

Chimera states are an example of intriguing partial synchronization patterns emerging in networks of identical oscillators. They consist of spatially coexisting domains of coherent (synchronized) and incoherent (desynchronized) dynamics. We…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2017-08-02 Jakub Sawicki , Iryna Omelchenko , Anna Zakharova , Eckehard Schöll

Large ensembles of globally coupled chaotic neural networks undergo a transition to complete synchronization for high coupling intensities. The onset of this fully coherent behavior is preceded by a regime where clusters of networks with…

adap-org · Physics 2008-02-03 D. H. Zanette , A. S. Mikhailov

The human brain is a complex dynamical system that gives rise to cognition through spatiotemporal patterns of coherent and incoherent activity between brain regions. As different regions dynamically interact to perform cognitive tasks,…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2019-04-09 Kanika Bansal , Javier O. Garcia , Steven H. Tompson , Timothy Verstynen , Jean M. Vettel , Sarah F. Muldoon

We consider star networks of chaotic oscillators, with all end-nodes connected only to the central hub node, under diffusive coupling, conjugate coupling and mean-field type coupling. We observe the existence of chimeras in the end-nodes,…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2016-09-21 Chandrakala Meena , K. Murali , Sudeshna Sinha

Chimera referring to a coexistence of coherent and incoherent states, is traditionally very difficult to control due to its peculiar nature. Here, we provide a recipe to construct chimera states in the multiplex networks with the aid of…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2020-01-08 Saptarshi Ghosh , Leonhard Schülen , Ajay Deep Kachhvah , Anna Zakharova , Sarika Jalan

Chimera states, marked by the coexistence of order and disorder in systems of coupled oscillators, have captivated researchers with their existence and intricate patterns. Despite ongoing advances, a fully understanding of the genesis of…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2024-12-10 Malbor Asllani , Alex Arenas

We study a network of three populations of coupled phase oscillators with identical frequencies. The populations interact nonlocally, in the sense that all oscillators are coupled to one another, but more weakly to those in neighboring…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2012-02-14 Erik Andreas Martens

The emergence of order in nature manifests in different phenomena, with synchronization being one of the most representative examples. Understanding the role played by the interactions between the constituting parts of a complex system in…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-10-22 Riccardo Muolo , Joseph D. O'Brien , Timoteo Carletti , Malbor Asllani

Chimera states are complex spatio-temporal patterns that consist of coexisting domains of coherent and incoherent dynamics. We analyse chimera states in networks of Van der Pol oscillators with hierarchical coupling topology. We investigate…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2016-03-02 Stefan Ulonska , Iryna Omelchenko , Anna Zakharova , Eckehard Schoell

Chimera states, i.e., dynamical states composed of coexisting synchronous and asynchronous oscillations, have been reported to exist in diverse topologies of oscillators in simulations and experiments. Two-population networks with distinct…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2021-11-24 Seungjae Lee , Katharina Krischer

We establish the existence of chimera states, simultaneously supporting synchronous and asynchronous dynamics, in a network consisting of two symmetrically linked star subnetworks consisting of identical oscillators with shear and…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-08-11 Jaap Eldering , Jeroen S. W. Lamb , Tiago Pereira , Edmilson Roque dos Santos