Synchronized states in a ring of mutually coupled self-sustained electrical oscillators

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2004 Apr;69(4 Pt 2):046206. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.046206. Epub 2004 Apr 29.

Abstract

We investigate in this paper different states of synchronization in a ring of mutually coupled self-sustained electrical oscillators. The good coupling parameters leading to complete and partial synchronization or disordered states are calculated using the properties of the variational equations of stability. A stability map showing domains of synchronization to an external excitation locally injected in the ring is also obtained. In both cases, the numerical simulation validates and complements the results of the analytical investigation.