Mechanism for Strong Chimeras

Yuanzhao Zhang, Adilson E. Motter

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Abstract

Chimera states have attracted significant attention as symmetry-broken states exhibiting the unexpected coexistence of coherence and incoherence. Despite the valuable insights gained from analyzing specific systems, an understanding of the general physical mechanism underlying the emergence of chimeras is still lacking. Here, we show that many stable chimeras arise because coherence in part of the system is sustained by incoherence in the rest of the system. This mechanism may be regarded as a deterministic analog of noise-induced synchronization and is shown to underlie the emergence of strong chimeras. These are chimera states whose coherent domain is formed by identically synchronized oscillators. Recognizing this mechanism offers a new meaning to the interpretation that chimeras are a natural link between coherence and incoherence.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number094101
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume126
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 5 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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