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An interesting problem in synchronization is the study of coupled oscillators, wherein oscillators with different natural frequencies synchronize to a common frequency and equilibrium phase difference. In this paper, we investigate the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2014-05-13 Vishaal Krishnan , Arun D. Mahindrakar , Somashekhar S. Hiremath

We study synaptically coupled neuronal networks to identify the role of coupling delays in network's synchronized behaviors. We consider a network of excitable, relaxation oscillator neurons where two distinct populations, one excitatory…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2018-01-01 Hwayeon Ryu , Sue Ann Campbell

We study systems of identical coupled oscillators introducing a distribution of delay times in the coupling. For arbitrary network topologies, we show that the frequency and stability of the fully synchronized states depend only on the mean…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2016-07-04 Lucas Wetzel , Luis G. Morelli , Andrew C. Oates , Frank Julicher , Saul Ares

Synchronization is an important behavior that characterizes many natural and human made systems composed by several interacting units. It can be found in a broad spectrum of applications, ranging from neuroscience to power-grids, to mention…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2025-10-22 Riccardo Muolo , Timoteo Carletti , James P. Gleeson , Malbor Asllani

The problem of synchronization in heterogeneous networks of linear systems with nonlinear delayed diffusive coupling is considered. The network is presented in new coordinates mean-field dynamics and synchronization errors. Thus the problem…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2022-05-11 Sergei A. Plotnikov

Synchronization and resonance on networks are some of the most remarkable collective dynamical phenomena. The network topology, or the nature and distribution of the connections within an ensemble of coupled oscillators, plays a crucial…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-03-31 Paolo Bartesaghi

We study the effects of nonzero time delays in stochastic synchronization problems with linear couplings in complex networks. We consider two types of time delays: transmission delays between interacting nodes and local delays at each node…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2012-12-03 D. Hunt , B. K. Szymanski , G. Korniss

Complex systems in the real world can be modeled as a network of connected components. The human brain, as a network of neurons among which the interactions cause perception, is a complex network. Synchronization is a dynamical phenomenon…

Biological Physics · Physics 2019-04-30 Arefeh Mazarei , Mohammad Amirian Matlob , Gholamhossein Riazi , Yousef Jamali

Synchronization processes are ubiquitous despite the many connectivity patterns that complex systems can show. Usually, the emergence of synchrony is a macroscopic observable, however, the microscopic details of the system, as e.g. the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-06-08 Lluis Arola-Fernandez , Albert Diaz-Guilera , Alex Arenas

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

Small networks of chaotic units which are coupled by their time-delayed variables, are investigated. In spite of the time delay, the units can synchronize isochronally, i.e. without time shift. Moreover, networks can not only synchronize…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 Johannes Kestler , Evi Kopelowitz , Ido Kanter , Wolfgang Kinzel

We study a Kuramoto model in which the oscillators are associated with the nodes of a complex network and the interactions include a phase frustration, thus preventing full synchronization. The system organizes into a regime of remote…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2013-04-30 Vincenzo Nicosia , Miguel Valencia , Mario Chavez , Albert Díaz-Guilera , Vito Latora

Stability of synchronization in delay-coupled networks of identical units generally depends in a complicated way on the coupling topology. We show that for large coupling delays synchronizability relates in a simple way to the spectral…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2010-12-16 V. Flunkert , S. Yanchuk , T. Dahms , E. Schoell

Networks of coupled oscillators are some of the most studied objects in the theory of dynamical systems. Two important areas of current interest are the study of synchrony in highly disordered systems and the modeling of systems with…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2021-05-07 Matthew Ricci , Minju Jung , Yuwei Zhang , Mathieu Chalvidal , Aneri Soni , Thomas Serre

Despite the large number of studies on synchronization, the hypothesis that interactions bear a cost for involved individuals has been considered seldom. The introduction of costly interactions leads, instead, to the formulation of a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-09-06 Alberto Antonioni , Alessio Cardillo

Complex networks are frequently employed to model physical or virtual complex systems. When certain entities exist across multiple systems simultaneously, unveiling their corresponding relationships across the networks becomes crucial. This…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-04-16 Rui Tang , Ziyun Yong , Shuyu Jiang , Xingshu Chen , Yaofang Liu , Yi-Cheng Zhang , Gui-Quan Sun , Wei Wang

Synchronization is a ubiquitous phenomenon in complex systems. The Kuramoto model serves as a paradigmatic framework for understanding how coupled oscillators achieve collective rhythm. Conventional approaches focus on pairwise…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2026-03-16 Zheng Wang , Jinjie Zhu , Xianbin Liu

We explore the interplay of network structure, topology, and dynamic interactions between nodes using the paradigm of distributed synchronization in a network of coupled oscillators. As the network evolves to a global steady state,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-06-04 Kristina Lerman , Rumi Ghosh

We analyze populations of Kuramoto oscillators with a particular distribution of natural frequencies. Inspired by networks where there are two groups of nodes with opposite behaviors, as for instance in power-grids where energy is either…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2012-03-14 Lubos Buzna , Sergi Lozano , Albert Diaz-Guilera