Transition from quasi-periodicity to chaos in a system of coupled nonlinear oscillators

The global bifurcation structure for a model of coupled nonlinear oscillators has been analysed numerically. It is shown that destruction of the two-torus preceding chaos is usually observed in this system. The critical surface of the invariant two-torus and its collapse in the course of rotation are firstly observed in a realistic differential equation system. A scaling property for the fine structure of phase-locking regions has also been confirmed.