Self-organized alternating chimera states in oscillatory media

Sindre W. Haugland, Lennart Schmidt, Katharina Krischer

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Abstract

Oscillatory media can exhibit the coexistence of synchronized and desynchronized regions, so-called chimera states, for uniform parameters and symmetrical coupling. In a phase-balanced chimera state, where the totals of synchronized and desynchronized regions, respectively, are of the same size, the symmetry of the system predicts that interchanging both phases still gives a solution to the underlying equations. We observe this kind of interchange as a self-emerging phenomenon in an oscillatory medium with nonlinear global coupling. An interplay between local and global couplings renders the formation of these alternating chimeras possible.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9883
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Apr 2015

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