Defect states as a precursor of the chimera states in a ring of non-locally coupled oscillators

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Main Authors: Zhou, Tianjing, Uchida, Nariya
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Published: 2026
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author Zhou, Tianjing
Uchida, Nariya
author_facet Zhou, Tianjing
Uchida, Nariya
contents We investigate the transition from synchronized to chimera states in a ring of non-locally coupled phase oscillators. Our focus is on the intermediate defect states, where solitary waves in the phase gradient profile travel at a constant speed. These traveling defects serve as a dynamical precursor for the nucleation of chimera clusters. The fraction of samples exhibiting defect states increases with the phase delay $α$ and peaks at $α_{c}$, where the system crosses over to asynchronous states filled with chimera clusters. While the traveling speed, number, and width of these defects increase with $α$, the total spatial extent of the defects remains robust against the system size $N$. These results shed new light on the emergence of chimera states in frustrated coupled oscillators.
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spellingShingle Defect states as a precursor of the chimera states in a ring of non-locally coupled oscillators
Zhou, Tianjing
Uchida, Nariya
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
We investigate the transition from synchronized to chimera states in a ring of non-locally coupled phase oscillators. Our focus is on the intermediate defect states, where solitary waves in the phase gradient profile travel at a constant speed. These traveling defects serve as a dynamical precursor for the nucleation of chimera clusters. The fraction of samples exhibiting defect states increases with the phase delay $α$ and peaks at $α_{c}$, where the system crosses over to asynchronous states filled with chimera clusters. While the traveling speed, number, and width of these defects increase with $α$, the total spatial extent of the defects remains robust against the system size $N$. These results shed new light on the emergence of chimera states in frustrated coupled oscillators.
title Defect states as a precursor of the chimera states in a ring of non-locally coupled oscillators
topic Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.10533