Explosive transitions to synchronization in networks of phase oscillators

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 1281
• Main Authors: Leyva, I., Navas, A., Sendiña-Nadal, I., Almendral, J. A., Buldú, J. M., Zanin, M., Papo, D., Boccaletti, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.02.2013; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/553/2693; 631/553/2712; 631/553/2717; 639/766/408/530; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Oscillators; Phase transitions; Science; Synchronization

The emergence of dynamical abrupt transitions in the macroscopic state of a system is currently a subject of the utmost interest. The occurrence of a first-order phase transition to synchronization of an ensemble of networked phase oscillators was reported, so far, for very particular network archit...