Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2002-12-18
Phys. Rev E 67 (2003) 046217
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.67.046217
We study the nature of the synchronization transition in spatially extended systems by discussing a simple stochastic model. An analytic argument is put forward showing that, in the limit of discontinuous processes, the transition belongs to the directed percolation (DP) universality class. The analysis is complemented by a detailed investigation of the dependence of the first passage time for the amplitude of the difference field on the adopted threshold. We find the existence of a critical threshold separating the regime controlled by linear mechanisms from that controlled by collective phenomena. As a result of this analysis we conclude that the synchronization transition belongs to the DP class also in continuous models. The conclusions are supported by numerical checks on coupled map lattices too.
Ginelli Francesco
Livi Roberto
Politi Alberto
Torcini Alessandro
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