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In this work, we investigate a model of an adaptive networked dynamical system, where the coupling strengths among phase oscillators coevolve with the phase states. It is shown that in this model the oscillators can spontaneously…

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Oscillators are ubiquitous in nature, and usually associated with the existence of an asymptotic phase that governs the long-term dynamics of the oscillator. % We show that asymptotic phase can be estimated using a carefully chosen series…

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Understanding the origin of phase synchronization between quantum self-sustained oscillators has garnered significant interest in recent years. In this work, we study phase synchronization in three settings: between two continuous-variable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-03 Mohit Kumar , Bijay Kumar Agarwalla

Synchronized short-term activity cycles are a prominent feature in the nests of certain ant species, but their functional significance remains controversial. This study investigates whether synchronization enhances spatial accessibility…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-09-29 José F. Fontanari , Paulo R. A. Campos

Oscillatory biochemical signals and mechanical forces must coordinate robustly during development, yet the principles governing their mutual coupling remain poorly understood. In syncytial embryos and cell-free extracts, mitotic waves…

Biological Physics · Physics 2026-01-12 Lara Koehler , Elissavet Sandaltzopoulou , Frank Jülicher , Jan Brugués

The features of animal population dynamics, for instance, flocking and migration, are often synchronized for survival under large-scale climate change or perceived threats. These coherent phenomena have been explained using synchronization…

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Microbial populations in the natural environment are likely to experience growth conditions very different from those of a typical laboratory xperiment. In particular, removal rates of biomass and substrate are unlikely to be balanced under…

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Various oscillatory phenomena occur in the world. Because some oscillations are related to abnormal states (e.g., particular diseases), establishing state-transition methods from an oscillatory to a resting state is important. In this…

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We study synchronization of Kuramoto oscillators in strongly modular networks in which the structure of the network inside each community is averaged. We find that the dynamics of the interacting communities can be described as an ensemble…

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We propose a computational approach to modeling the collective dynamics of populations of coupled heterogeneous biological oscillators. In contrast to Monte Carlo simulation, this approach utilizes generalized Polynomial Chaos (gPC) to…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2007-05-23 Katherine A. Bold , Yu Zou , Ioannis G. Kevrekidis , Michael A. Henson

Oscillator networks found in social and biological systems are characterized by the presence of wide ranges of coupling strengths and complex organization. Yet robustness and synchronization of oscillations are found to emerge on…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-12-17 Daniel Monsivais , Kunal Bhattacharya , Rafael A. Barrio , Philip K. Maini , Kimmo K. Kaski

Numerous biological approaches are available to characterise the mechanisms which govern the formation of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) colonies. To understand how the kinematics of single and pairs of hESCs impact colony formation, we…

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In this article, we investigate symmetry properties of distributed systems of mobile robots. We consider a swarm of $n\in\mathbb{N}$ robots in the $\mathcal{OBLOT}$ model and analyze their collective $\mathcal{F}$sync dynamics using of…

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Networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators model a broad class of physical, chemical and biological systems. Understanding emergent patterns in such networks is an ongoing effort with profound implications for different fields. In this work,…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2021-09-20 Tiemo Pedergnana , Nicolas Noiray

A vibrational model of transport properties of dense fluids assumes that solid-like oscillations of atoms around their temporary equilibrium positions dominate the dynamical picture. The temporary equilibrium positions of atoms do not form…

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We consider systems of many spatially distributed phase oscillators that interact with their neighbors. Each oscillator is allowed to have a different natural frequency, as well as a different response time to the signals it receives from…

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Recent advances in human mobility research have revealed consistent pairwise characteristics in movement behavior, yet existing mobility models often overlook the spatial and topological structure of mobility networks. By analyzing millions…

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Understanding urban mobility requires models that capture how people interact with and navigate the built environment. We present a scalable, generalizable agent-based framework in which daily schedules emerge from the interplay between…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-01-30 Sandro M. Reia , Henrique F. de Arruda , Shiyang Ruan , Taylor Anderson , Hamdi Kavak , Dieter Pfoser

We investigate a generalized Kuramoto phase-oscillator model with Hebb-like couplings that evolve according to a stochastic differential equation on various topologies. Numerical simulations show that even with identical oscillators, there…

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The dynamics of cellular pattern formation is crucial for understanding embryonic development and tissue morphogenesis. Recent studies have shown that human dermal fibroblasts cultured on liquid crystal elastomers can exhibit an increase in…

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