Phase synchronization and topological defects in inhomogeneous media

Details Phase synchronization and topological defects in inhomogeneous media Phase synchronization and topological defects in inhomogeneous media

2002-07-25

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0207619v1

Phys. Rev. E 66, 055202(R) (2002)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

5 pages, 5 figures, revtex4

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.66.055202

The influence of topological defects on phase synchronization and phase coherence in two-dimensional arrays of locally-coupled, nonidentical, chaotic oscillators is investigated. The motion of topological defects leads to a breakdown of phase synchronization in the vicinities of the defects; however, the system is much more phase coherent as long as the coupling between the oscillators is strong enough to prohibit the continuous dynamical creation and annihilation of defects. The generic occurrence of topological defects in two and higher dimensions implies that the concept of phase synchronization has to be modified for these systems.

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