Quasi-periodic bifurcations and “amplitude death” in low-dimensional ensemble of van der Pol oscillators

The dynamics of the four dissipatively coupled van der Pol oscillators is considered. Lyapunov chart is presented in the parameter plane. Its arrangement is discussed. We discuss the bifurcations of tori in the system at large frequency detuning of the oscillators. Here are quasi-periodic saddle-node, Hopf and Neimark–Sacker bifurcations. The effect of increase of the threshold for the “amplitude death” regime and the possibilities of complete and partial broadband synchronization are revealed.     

Mechanism of desynchronization in the finite-dimensional Kuramoto model

We study how a decrease of the coupling strength causes a desynchronization in the Kuramoto model of N globally coupled phase oscillators. We show that, if the natural frequencies are distributed uniformly or close to that, the synchronized state can robustly split into any number of phase clusters with different average frequencies, even culminating in complete desynchronization. In the simplest case of N=3 phase oscillators, the course of the splitting is controlled by a Cherry flow. The general N-dimensional desynchronization mechanism is numerically illustrated for N=5.     

Long-term fluctuations in globally coupled phase oscillators with general coupling: finite size effects

We investigate the diffusion coefficient of the time integral of the Kuramoto order parameter in globally coupled nonidentical phase oscillators. This coefficient represents the deviation of the time integral of the order parameter from its mean value on the sample average. In other words, this coefficient characterizes long-term fluctuations of the order parameter. For a system of N coupled oscillators, we introduce a statistical quantity D, which denotes the product of N and the diffusion coefficient. We study the scaling law of D with respect to the system size N. In other well-known models such as the Ising model, the scaling property of D is D～O(1) for both coherent and incoherent regimes except for the transition point. In contrast, in the globally coupled phase oscillators, the scaling law of D is different for the coherent and incoherent regimes: D～O(1/N(a)) with a certain constant a>0 in the coherent regime and D～O(1) in the incoherent regime. We demonstrate that these scaling laws hold for several representative coupling schemes.     

Computing Arnol′d tongue scenarios

A famous phenomenon in circle-maps and synchronisation problems leads to a two-parameter bifurcation diagram commonly referred to as the Arnol′d tongue scenario. One considers a perturbation of a rigid rotation of a circle, or a system of coupled oscillators. In both cases we have two natural parameters, the coupling strength and a detuning parameter that controls the rotation number/frequency ratio. The typical parameter plane of such systems has Arnol′d tongues with their tips on the decoupling line, opening up into the region where coupling is enabled, and in between these Arnol′d tongues, quasi-periodic arcs. In this paper, we present unified algorithms for computing both Arnol′d tongues and quasi-periodic arcs for both maps and ODEs. The algorithms generalise and improve on the standard methods for computing these objects. We illustrate our methods by numerically investigating the Arnol′d tongue scenario for representative examples, including the well-known Arnol′d circle map family, a periodically forced oscillator caricature, and a system of coupled Van der Pol oscillators.     

耦合振子系统的多稳态同步分析

本文讨论了一维闭合环上Kuramoto相振子在非对称耦合作用下同步区域出现的多定态现象. 研究发现在振子数N≤3情形下系统不会出现多态现象, 而N≥4多振子系统则呈现规律的多同步定态. 我们进一步对耦合振子系统中出现的多定态规律及定态稳定性进行了理论分析, 得到了定态渐近稳定解. 数值模拟多体系统发现同步区特征和理论描述相一致. 研究结果显示在绝热条件下随着耦合强度的减小, 系统从不同分支的同步态出发最终会回到同一非同步态. 这说明, 耦合振子系统在非同步区由于运动的遍历性而只具有单一的非同步态, 在发生同步时由于遍历性破缺会产生多个同步定态的共存现象.     

Stationary entanglement between two nanomechanical oscillators induced by Coulomb interaction

We propose a scheme for entangling two nanomechanical oscillators by Coulomb interaction in an optomechanical system. We find that the steady-state entanglement of two charged nanomechanical oscillators can be obtained when the coupling between them is stronger than a critical value which relies on the detuning. Remarkably, the degree of entanglement can be controlled by the Coulomb interaction and the frequencies of the two charged oscillators.     

Stochastic phase dynamics and noise-induced mixed-mode oscillations in coupled oscillators

Synaptically coupled neurons show in-phase or antiphase synchrony depending on the chemical and dynamical nature of the synapse. Deterministic theory helps predict the phase differences between two phase-locked oscillators when the coupling is weak. In the presence of noise, however, deterministic theory faces difficulty when the coexistence of multiple stable oscillatory solutions occurs. We analyze the solution structure of two coupled neuronal oscillators for parameter values between a subcritical Hopf bifurcation point and a saddle node point of the periodic branch that bifurcates from the Hopf point, where a rich variety of coexisting solutions including asymmetric localized oscillations occurs. We construct these solutions via a multiscale analysis and explore the general bifurcation scenario using the lambda-omega model. We show for both excitatory and inhibitory synapses that noise causes important changes in the phase and amplitude dynamics of such coupled neuronal oscillators when multiple oscillatory solutions coexist. Mixed-mode oscillations occur when distinct bistable solutions are randomly visited. The phase difference between the coupled oscillators in the localized solution, coexisting with in-phase or antiphase solutions, is clearly represented in the stochastic phase dynamics.     

Discrete Breathers in Lattices of Coupled Oscillators

Discrete breathers are generic solutions for the dynamics of nonlinearly coupled oscillators. We show that discrete breathers can be observed in low-dimensional and high-dimensional lattices by exploring the sinusoidally coupled pendulum. Loss of stability of the breather solution is studied. We also find the existence of discrete breather in lattices with parameter mismatches. Breather phase synchronization is exhibited for the coupled chaotic oscillators.     

Two types of ground-state bright solitons in a coupled harmonically trapped pseudo-spin polarization Bose-Einstein condensate

We study two types of bright solitons in an attractive Bose-Einstein condensate with a spin-orbit interaction. By solving the coupled nonlinear Schr odinger equations with the variational method and the imaginary time evolution method,fundamental properties of solitons are carefully investigated in different parameter regimes. It is shown that the detuning between the Raman beam and energy states of the atoms dominates the ground state type and spin polarization strength.The soliton dynamics is also studied for various moving velocities for zero and nonzero detuning cases. We find that the shape of individual component solitons can be maintained when the moving speed of solitons is low and the detuning is small in the coupled harmonically trapped pseudo-spin polarization Bose-Einstein condensate.     

Static properties of coupled atomic-molecular Bose-Einstein condensates in modified Gross-Pitaevskii approach

We analyze the stationary state properties of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate coupled to a molecular condensate via a Raman photoassociation process using Gross-Pitaevskii and modified Gross-Pitaevskii model and compare the results. We find that the static properties depend crucially on the Raman detuning parameter, which can be experimentally varied. We also show how the analytical expressions for densities of atoms and molecules of the hybrid system can be found in the Thomas-Fermi approximation where kinetic energies are not included. We have explored the feasibility of maximum molecular BEC formation by varying the Raman detuning.     

Chimeras in a network of three oscillator populations with varying network topology

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 populations than to those in their own population. Using this system as a model system, we discuss for the first time the influence of network topology on the existence of so-called chimera states. In this context, the network with three populations represents an interesting case because the populations may either be connected as a triangle, or as a chain, thereby representing the simplest discrete network of either a ring or a line segment of oscillator populations. We introduce a special parameter that allows us to study the effect of breaking the triangular network structure, and to vary the network symmetry continuously such that it becomes more and more chain-like. By showing that chimera states only exist for a bounded set of parameter values, we demonstrate that their existence depends strongly on the underlying network structures, and conclude that chimeras exist on networks with a chain-like character.     

Resurgence of oscillation in coupled oscillators under delayed cyclic interaction

This paper investigates the emergence of amplitude death and revival of oscillations from the suppression states in a system of coupled dynamical units interacting through delayed cyclic mode. In order to resurrect the oscillation from amplitude death state, we introduce asymmetry and feedback parameter in the cyclic coupling forms as a result of which the death region shrinks due to higher asymmetry and lower feedback parameter values for coupled oscillatory systems. Some analytical conditions are derived for amplitude death and revival of oscillations in two coupled limit cycle oscillators and corresponding numerical simulations confirm the obtained theoretical results. We also report that the death state and revival of oscillations from quenched state are possible in the network of identical coupled oscillators. The proposed mechanism has also been examined using chaotic Lorenz oscillator.     

Energy harvesting in the nonlinear two-masses piezoelastic system driven by harmonic excitations

We examine the energy harvesting system consisted of two different masses (magnets) attached to piezoelastic oscillators, coupled by the electric circuit, and driven by harmonic excitations. The nonlinearity of the system is achieved by variable distance between vibrating magnetic masses and the magnets attached directly to the harvester. We also introduce the mistuning parameter which describes the disproportion of vibrating masses (their ratio). In our work we examine the dependence of output power (in terms of mean squared voltage) generated on electric load on excitation frequencies for different values of mistuning parameter and additionally for different values of system nonlinearity parameter. We compare obtained results with the dia- grams presenting relative displacements of these oscillators (in terms of standard deviation) vs. excitation frequencies. In the second part of this paper we present the phase boundary lines (phase portraits) for selected values of applied frequency to show the complicated behavior of the oscillators in the nonlinear regime when the mistuning appears.     

On the realization of the Hunt-Ott strange nonchaotic attractor in a physical system

The object of investigation is a system consisting of two coupled nonautonomous van der Pol oscillators the characteristics frequencies of which differ by a factor of 2. The system is subjected to an external action in the form of slow periodic modulation of an oscillation-controlling parameter and also to an additional action at a frequency that is in an irrational relation with the modulation frequency. It is shown that the variation of the oscillation phase over a modulation period can be approximated by a 2D map on a torus that has a robust (structurally stable) Hunt-Ott strange nonchaotic attractor. Calculations of the quantitative characteristics of the attractor corresponding to the initial set of nonautonomous coupled oscillators (such as phase sensitivity exponent, structures and scaling of rational approximations, as well as Lyapunov exponents and their parameter dependence) confirm the presence of the Hunt-Ott strange nonchaotic attractor.     

Travelling waves in chains of pulse-coupled integrate-and-fire oscillators with distributed delays

We analyse travelling waves in a chain of pulse-coupled integrate-and-fire oscillators with nearest-neighbour coupling and delayed interactions. This is achieved by approximating the equations for phase-locking in terms of a singularly perturbed two-point (continuum) boundary value problem. The latter has a solution provided that a self-consistent value for the collective frequency of oscillations can be found. We investigate how the qualitative behaviour of travelling waves depends on the distribution of natural frequencies across the chain and the form of delayed interactions. A linear stability analysis of phase-locked solutions is carried out in terms of perturbations of the firing times of the oscillators. It is shown how travelling waves destabilize when the detuning between oscillators or the strength of the coupling becomes too large.     

Spatial disorder and pattern formation in lattices of coupled bistable elements

The spatio-temporal dynamics of discrete lattices of coupled bistable elements is considered. It is shown that both regular and chaotic spatial field distributions can be realized depending on parameter values and initial conditions. For illustration, we provide results for two lattice systems: the FitzHugh-Nagumo model and a network of coupled bistable oscillators. For the latter we also prove the existence of phase clusters, with phase locking of elements in each cluster.     

The mutual synchronization of coupled delayed feedback klystron oscillators

We report on the results of a numerical investigation of the synchronization of two coupled klystron oscillators with an external feedback circuit. Simulation has been carried out using the particle-in-cell method. We have also considered the results of a numerical analysis of an amplifier klystron and an isolated klystron oscillator, which make it possible to choose the optimal values of parameters of coupled klystrons. The structure of the synchronization domain for various parameters has been analyzed. The possibility of increasing the total output power with an appropriate choice of parameter of coupling between the oscillators has been revealed.     

Entanglement and Photon Anti-Bunching in Coupled Non-Degenerate Parametric Oscillators

We analytically and numerically show that the Hillery-Zubairy’s entanglement criterion is satisfied both below and above the threshold of coupled non-degenerate optical parametric oscillators (NOPOs) with strong nonlinear gain saturation and dissipative linear coupling. We investigated two cases: for large pump mode dissipation, below-threshold entanglement is possible only when the parametric interaction has an enough detuning among the signal, idler, and pump photon modes. On the other hand, for a large dissipative coupling, below-threshold entanglement is possible even when there is no detuning in the parametric interaction. In both cases, a non-Gaussian state entanglement criterion is satisfied even at the threshold. Recent progress in nano-photonic devices might make it possible to experimentally demonstrate this phase transition in a coherent XY machine with quantum correlations.     

Mean-field effects on the aging transitions in the damaged networks

We investigate the dynamical robustness property of the damaged network of active and inactive oscillators under the influence of the mean-field diffusion. The tolerance of dynamical activity of the entire coupled network has realized through the aging transition in the coupled dynamical network. We analytically derived the critical threshold of mean-field density and coupling values for the appearance of the aging transition in the damaged network. By using the critical values as a quantifiable measure of dynamical robustness of the damaged network, we showed that higher mean-field value is favorable to increase the dynamical robustness of the entire network. We also perform the numerical experiment on the network of Stuart-Landau oscillators and the obtained numerical results have an excellent agreement with the analytical findings. Finally, we extend our investigation into the coupled time-delayed network and discussed the affirmative influence of the mean-field parameter on the dynamical robustness of the network.     

Experimental observation of multifrequency patterns in arrays of coupled nonlinear oscillators

Frequency-related oscillations in coupled oscillator systems, in which one or more oscillators oscillate at different frequencies than the other oscillators, have been studied using group theoretical methods by Armbruster and Chossat [Phys. Lett. A 254, 269 (1999)] and more recently by Golubitsky and Stewart [in Geometry, Mechanics, and Dynamics, edited by P. Newton, P. Holmes, and A. Weinstein (Springer, New York, 2002), p. 243]. We demonstrate, experimentally, via electronic circuits, the existence of frequency-related oscillations in a network of two arrays of N oscillators, per array, coupled to one another. Under certain conditions, one of the arrays can be induced to oscillate at N times the frequency of the other array. This type of behavior is different from the one observed in a driven system because it is dictated mainly by the symmetry of the coupled system.