Effective suppression of period-doubling in two diffusively coupled logistic maps

We consider a system of two delay diffusively coupled logistic maps. We find that for moderate values of diffusion coupling, the period-doubling sequence is effectively suppressed. Our study supports the existence of certain generic features for systems consisting of two coupled maps.     

Phase order in chaotic maps and in coupled map lattices

By defining a direction phase as the direction of two sequential iterations of the logistic map, a transition of a net direction phase M from zero to a finite value as the parameter &mgr; increases is found. Near the transition point &mgr;(0) a scaling M approximately (&mgr;-&mgr;(0))(alpha) with alpha = 0.5 is obtained. The order state of the direction phases in a coupled map lattice is also studied. A phase synchronization of the direction phases is found although the lattices still remain chaotic.     

Semi-passivity and synchronization of diffusively coupled neuronal oscillators

We discuss synchronization in networks of neuronal oscillators which are interconnected via diffusive coupling, i.e. linearly coupled via gap junctions. In particular, we present sufficient conditions for synchronization in these networks using the theory of semi-passive and passive systems. We show that the conductance based neuronal models of Hodgkin-Huxley, Morris-Lecar, and the popular reduced models of FitzHugh-Nagumo and Hindmarsh-Rose all satisfy a semi-passivity property, i.e. that is the state trajectories of such a model remain oscillatory but bounded provided that the supplied (electrical) energy is bounded. As a result, for a wide range of coupling configurations, networks of these oscillators are guaranteed to possess ultimately bounded solutions. Moreover, we demonstrate that when the coupling is strong enough the oscillators become synchronized. Our theoretical conclusions are confirmed by computer simulations with coupled Hindmarsh-Rose and Morris-Lecar oscillators. Finally we discuss possible “instabilities” in networks of oscillators induced by the diffusive coupling.     

Synchronization of diffusively coupled oscillators near the homoclinic bifurcation

It has been known that a diffusive coupling between two limit cycle oscillations typically leads to the in-phase synchronization and also that it is the only stable state in the weak-coupling limit. Recently, however, it has been shown that the coupling of the same nature can result in the distinctive dephased synchronization when the limit cycles are close to the homoclinic bifurcation, which often occurs especially for the neuronal oscillators. In this paper we propose a simple physical model using the modified van der Pol equation, which unfolds the generic synchronization behaviors of the latter kind and in which one may readily observe changes in the sychronization behaviors between the distinctive regimes as well. The dephasing mechanism is analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively in the weak-coupling limit. A general form of coupling is introduced and the synchronization behaviors over a wide range of the coupling parameters are explored to construct the phase diagram using the bifurcation analysis.     

Critical properties of high-spin Ising models on anisotropic lattices

The coordinates of the critical points of spin-S Ising models with coupling constants J and J′ are calculated for 1/2 ≤ S ≤ 13/2. The calculations are performed for several values of S and Δ ≡ J′/J independently by using the phenomenological renormalization-group method or (approximate) self-duality. Numerical results combined with a mean-field analysis show that the critical coupling strength for Δ ～ 1 (weakly anisotropic lattice) is K _c ^(S) (Δ) = K _c ^(S) (1)[1 + a(1 ? Δ)], where a = (d ? 1)/d is independent of S (d is the space dimension). Both free energy and internal energy are determined at the critical points. An extremum of the critical internal energy is found at Δ* ∈ (0, 1). The parameter Δ* can be used as a criterion that separates quasi-isotropic and quasi-one-dimensional regimes (Δ* < Δ ≤ 1 and Δ < Δ*, respectively). The finite-size scaling amplitudes A _s and A _e of the inverse spin-spin and energy-energy correlation lengths are estimated. Calculations show that the amplitudes A _s and A _e are independent of S within the accuracy of the adopted approximations. Moreover, their ratio A _e/A _s is independent of the anisotropy parameter Δ. These results support the Ising universality hypothesis.     

Supertransients and suppressed chaos in the diffusively coupled logistic lattice

Pattern selection at medium and high nonlinearity is investigated. While in the former the transient time levels off for large system sizes, in the latter it diverges exponentially giving rise to supertransients. In both cases, the final attractors are quite stable with as a consequence that even at high nonlinearity an attractor can easily be reached by means of a parameter sweep.     

Experimental evidence of anomalous phase synchronization in two diffusively coupled Chua oscillators

We study the transition to phase synchronization in two diffusively coupled, nonidentical Chua oscillators. In the experiments, depending on the used parameterization, we observe several distinct routes to phase synchronization, including states of either in-phase, out-of-phase, or antiphase synchronization, which may be intersected by an intermediate desynchronization regime with large fluctuations of the frequency difference. Furthermore, we report the first experimental evidence of an anomalous transition to phase synchronization, which is characterized by an initial enlargement of the natural frequency difference with coupling strength. This results in a maximal frequency disorder at intermediate coupling levels, whereas usual phase synchronization via monotonic decrease in frequency difference sets in only for larger coupling values. All experimental results are supported by numerical simulations of two coupled Chua models.     

Extremal coupled map lattices

Multifractal critical phenomena with infinite-temperature critical point and with complex coexistence of the infinite and finite temperature critical points are considered and it is shown that strange attractors generated by cascades of period-doubling bifurcations (Feigenbaum scenario) as well as fields of velocity differences in fluid turbulence belong to the former subclass of the multifractal critical phenomena, while the real traffic processes and real currency exchange processes belong to the last (complex) subclass of the multifractal critical phenomena. Data obtained by different authors are used for this purpose. Received 5 February 1999     

Overview of coupled map lattices

Studies in coupled map lattices are briefly surveyed in connection with the papers in the present focus issue.     

Entropy of coupled map lattices

The entropy of coupled map lattices with respect to the group of space-time translations is considered. We use the notion of generalized Lyapunov spectra to prove the analogue of the Ruelle inequality and the Pesin formula.     

Influence of low intensity noise on assemblies of diffusively coupled chaotic cells

The effect of time-correlated and white Gaussian noises of low intensity on one-dimensional arrays consisting of diffusively coupled chaotic cells is analyzed. An improvement or worsening of the synchronization between cells of the array driven by low-intensity colored noise is observed for a resonant interval of time correlation values. A comparison between colored and white noise and additive and multiplicative contribution has been carried out investigating the nonlinear cooperative effects of noise strength, correlation time, and coupling strength to control spatiotemporal chaos in coupled arrays of chaotic cells. The possibility to distinguish highly correlated areas of a diffusively coupled network of cells by using low-intensity time correlated noise is discussed. (c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.     

Experimental system of coupled map lattices

We design an optical feedback loop system consisting of a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (SLM), a lens, polarizers, a CCD camera, and a computer. The system images every SLM pixel onto one camera pixel. The light intensity on the camera pixel shows a nonlinear relationship with the phase shift applied by the SLM. Every pixel behaves as a nonlinear map, and we can control the interaction of pixels. Therefore, this feedback loop system can be regarded as a spatially extended system. This experimental coupled map has variable dimensions, which can be up to 512 by 512. The system can be used to study high-dimensional problems that computer simulations cannot handle.     

Chaos out of internal noise in the collective dynamics of diffusively coupled cells

We study the transition from stochasticity to determinism in calcium oscillations via diffusive coupling of individual cells that are modeled by stochastic simulations of the governing reaction-diffusion equations. As expected, the stochastic solutions gradually converge to their deterministic limit as the number of coupled cells increases. Remarkably however, although the strict deterministic limit dictates a fully periodic behavior, the stochastic solution remains chaotic even for large numbers of coupled cells if the system is set close to an inherently chaotic regime. On the other hand, the lack of proximity to a chaotic regime leads to an expected convergence to the fully periodic behavior, thus suggesting that near-chaotic states are presently a crucial predisposition for the observation of noise-induced chaos. Our results suggest that chaos may exist in real biological systems due to intrinsic fluctuations and uncertainties characterizing their functioning on small scales.     

Decay of correlations for certain quadratic maps

We prove exponential decay of correlations for (f, ), wheref belongs in a positive measure set of quadratic maps of the interval and is its absolutely continuous invariant measure. These results generalize to other interval maps.The results in this paper are announced in the Tagungsbericht of Oberwolfach, June 1990The author is partially supported by NSF     

Electronically-implemented coupled logistic maps

The logistic map is a paradigmatic dynamical system originally conceived to model thediscrete-time demographic growth of a population, which shockingly, shows that discretechaos can emerge from trivial low-dimensional non-linear dynamics. In this work, we designand characterize a simple, low-cost, easy-to-handle, electronic implementation of thelogistic map. In particular, our implementation allows for straightforwardcircuit-modifications to behave as different one-dimensional discrete-time systems. Also,we design a coupling block in order to address the behavior of two coupled maps, although,our design is unrestricted to the discrete-time system implementation and it can begeneralized to handle coupling between many dynamical systems, as in a complex system. Ourfindings show that the isolated and coupled maps’ behavior has a remarkable agreementbetween the experiments and the simulations, even when fine-tuning the parameters with aresolution of ~10^-3. We support these conclusions by comparing the Lyapunovexponents, periodicity of the orbits, and phase portraits of the numerical andexperimental data for a wide range of coupling strengths and map’s parameters.     

Direction coherence in scale-free lattices of chaotic maps

We considered a coupled chaotic logistic map lattice exhibiting the scale-free property: the outreach connectivity of each node obeys a power-law distribution. We analyzed a weak form of coherent spatio-temporal behavior (direction coherence) which presents features common to completely synchronized states, like a transitional behavior with intermittent bursting. We studied such phenomena and their dependence on the parameters of the coupled scale-free lattice. Prospective applications in neuronal networks are emphasized.     

Bifurcations of coupled bistable maps

We show how to analytically determine the existence and stability properties of fixed points of piecewise-linear coupled map lattices, then use this technique to investigate the bifurcations undergone by systems of diffusively-coupled bistable maps. The behaviour of various piecewise-linear and smooth models is compared, and features peculiar to piecewise-linear models are highlighted. Some examples of counter-intuitive behaviour enforced by the bifurcation scenario are given.     

Bifurcations in globally coupled map lattices

The dynamics of globally coupled map lattices can be described in terms of a nonlinear Frobenius-Perron equation in the limit of large system size. This approach allows for an analytical computation of stationary states and their stability. The bifurcation behavior of coupled tent maps near the chaotic band merging point is presented. Furthermore, the time-independent states of coupled logistic equations are analyzed. The bifurcation diagram of the uncoupled map carries over to the map lattice. The analytical results are supplemented with numerical simulations     

A hierarchy of coupled maps

A large number of logistic maps are coupled together as a mathematical metaphor for complex natural systems with hierarchical organization. The elementary maps are first collected into globally coupled lattices. These lattices are then coupled together in a hierarchical way to form a system with many degrees of freedom. We summarize the behavior of the individual blocks, and then explore the dynamics of the hierarchy. We offer some ideas that guide our understanding of this type of system. (c) 2002 American Institute of Physics.