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In quantum physics, two prototypical model systems stand out due to their wide range of applications. These are the two-level system (TLS) and the harmonic oscillator. The former is often an ideal model for confined charge or spin systems…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-04 Thilo Hahn , Daniel Wigger , Tilmann Kuhn

We show theoretically the possibility of quantum synchronization of Josephson and Bloch oscillations in a superconducting device. One needs an $LC$ oscillator to achieve exponentially small rate of synchronization errors. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-03-14 Alina Hriscu , Yuli V. Nazarov

It is well known from classical physics that weakly coupled self-sustained oscillators may spontaneously lock their phases. Just like classical synchronization is known to break down due to noise induced phase slips, we show here how the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Hans Christiansen , Jens Paaske

We study the synchronization phenomena in a system of globally coupled oscillators with time delay in the coupling. The self-consistency equations for the order parameter are derived, which depend explicitly on the amount of delay. Analysis…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Y. Choi , H. J. Kim , D. Kim , H. Hong

Synchronization resulting in unified collective behavior of the individual elements of a system that are weakly coupled to each other has long fascinated scientists. Examples range from the periodic oscillation of coupled pendulum clocks to…

The synchronization of loosely coupled chaotic oscillators, a phenomenon investigated intensively for the last two decades, may realize the philosophical notion of synchronicity. Effectively unpredictable chaotic systems, coupled through…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-03-17 Gregory S. Duane

Recent experiments indicate a connection between the low- and high-frequency noise affecting superconducting quantum systems. We explore the possibilities that both noises can be produced by one ensemble of microscopic modes, made up, e.g.,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander Shnirman , Gerd Schön , Ivar Martin , Yuriy Makhlin

Self-organized synchronization is a ubiquitous collective phenomenon, in which each unit adjusts their rhythms to achieve synchrony through mutual interactions. The optomechanical systems, due to their inherently engineerable…

Optics · Physics 2020-04-29 Jiteng Sheng , Xinrui Wei , Cheng Yang , Haibin Wu

Synchronization is of importance in both fundamental and applied physics, but their demonstration at the micro/nanoscale is mainly limited to low-frequency oscillations like mechanical resonators. Here, we report the synchronization of two…

Optics · Physics 2019-07-09 Da Xu , Zi-Zhao Han , Yu-Kun Lu , Qihuang Gong , Cheng-Wei Qiu , Gang Chen , Yun-Feng Xiao

We investigate synchronization effects in quantum self-sustained oscillators theoretically using the micromaser as a model system. We use the probability distribution for the relative phase as a tool for quantifying the emergence of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-21 C. Davis-Tilley , A. D. Armour

The interaction of a quantum system, which is not accessible by direct measurement, with an external probe can be exploited to infer specific features of the system itself. We introduce a probing scheme based on the emergence of spontaneous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-21 Gian Luca Giorgi , Fernando Galve , Roberta Zambrini

We report on finite-sized-induced transitions to synchrony in a population of phase oscillators coupled via a nonlinear mean field, which microscopically is equivalent to a hypernetwork organization of interactions. Using a self-consistent…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2017-03-01 Maxim Komarov , Arkady Pikovsky

In this work we study the dynamics of Kuramoto oscillators on a stochastically evolving network whose evolution is governed by the phases of the individual oscillators and degree distribution. Synchronization is achieved after a threshold…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-10-28 R. K. Singh , Trilochan Bagarti

To observe synchronization in a large network of classical or quantum systems demands both excellent control of the interactions between the nodes and very accurate preparation of the initial conditions due to the involved nonlinearities…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-14 Christopher W. Wächtler , Gloria Platero

The possibility for detuned spins to display synchronous oscillations in local observables is analyzed in the presence of collective dissipation and incoherent pumping. We show that there exist two distinct mechanisms that can give rise to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-21 Albert Cabot , Gian Luca Giorgi , Roberta Zambrini

Cluster synchronization in synthetic networks of coupled chaotic oscillators is investigated. It is found that despite the asymmetric nature of the network structure, a subset of the oscillators can be synchronized as a cluster while the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2024-05-16 Huawei Fan , Yafeng Wang , Yao Du , Haibo Qiu , Xingang Wang

Quantum sensors and qubits are usually two-level systems (TLS), the quantum analogs of classical bits which assume binary values '0' or '1'. They are useful to the extent to which they can persist in quantum superpositions of '0' and '1' in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-19 A. Beckert , M. Grimm , N. Wili , R. Tschaggelar , G. Jeschke , G. Matmon , S. Gerber , M. Müller , G. Aeppli

Transmon qubits are a cornerstone of modern superconducting quantum computing platforms. Temporal fluctuations of energy relaxation in these qubits are widely attributed to microscopic two-level systems (TLSs) in device dielectrics and…

Progress on the study of synchronisation in quantum systems has been largely driven by specific examples which resulted in several examples of frequency entrainment as well as mutual synchronisation. Here we study quantum synchronisation by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-27 Parvinder Solanki , Noufal Jaseem , Michal Hajdušek , Sai Vinjanampathy

Synchronization phenomena in complex systems are fundamental to understanding collective behavior across disciplines. While classical approaches model such systems by using scalar-weighted networks and simple diffusive couplings, many…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-11-18 Anna Gallo , Yu Tian , Renaud Lambiotte , Timoteo Carletti