Cluster synchronization,switching and spatiotemporal coding in a phase oscillator network |
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| Authors: | Gábor Orosz Peter Ashwin John Wordsworth Stuart Townley |
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| Institution: | School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | A network of five globally-coupled identical phase oscillators is considered. Cluster states consisting of two synchronized pairs of oscillators and one singleton are investigated. Forcing the system with non-uniform constant inputs results in regular switches between cluster states. The resultant cyclic sequences of switches (spatiotemporal codes) are studied for different initial conditions and input configurations. Implications on information coding in neural systems are briefly discussed. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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