Mechanisms of synchronization and pattern formation in a lattice of pulse-coupled oscillators

We analyze the physical mechanisms leading either to synchronization or to the formation of spatiotemporal patterns in a lattice model of pulse-coupled oscillators. In order to make the system tractable from a mathematical point of view we study a one-dimensional ring with unidirectional coupling. I...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Díaz Guilera, Albert, Pérez-Vicente, Conrado, 1962-, Arenas, Àlex
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/18808
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18808
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física estadística
Termodinàmica
Biofísica
Física mèdica
Statistical physics
Thermodynamics
Nonlinear systems
Medical physics
Biophysics
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
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Sumario:We analyze the physical mechanisms leading either to synchronization or to the formation of spatiotemporal patterns in a lattice model of pulse-coupled oscillators. In order to make the system tractable from a mathematical point of view we study a one-dimensional ring with unidirectional coupling. In such a situation, exact results concerning the stability of the fixed of the dynamic evolution of the lattice can be obtained. Furthermore, we show that this stability is the responsible for the different behaviors.