Chimera states: coexistence of coherence and incoherence in networks of coupled oscillators

• Published in: Nonlinearity Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. R67 - R87
• Main Authors: Panaggio, Mark J, Abrams, Daniel M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.03.2015
• Subjects: chimera state; Communities; coupled oscillators; Incoherence; Joining; Networks; Nonlinear dynamics; Oscillations; Oscillators; pattern formation; synchronization; Synchronous

A chimera state is a spatio-temporal pattern in a network of identical coupled oscillators in which synchronous and asynchronous oscillation coexist. This state of broken symmetry, which usually coexists with a stable spatially symmetric state, has intrigued the nonlinear dynamics community since it...