TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bergner, Andre
A1  - Frasca, M.
A1  - Sciuto, G.
A1  - Buscarino, A.
A1  - Ngamga, Eulalie Joelle
A1  - Fortuna, L.
A1  - Kurths, Jürgen
T1  - Remote synchronization in star networks
JF  - Physical review : E, Statistical, nonlinear and soft matter physics
N2  - We study phase synchronization in a network motif with a starlike structure in which the central node's (the hub's) frequency is strongly detuned against the other peripheral nodes. We find numerically and experimentally a regime of remote synchronization (RS), where the peripheral nodes form a phase synchronized cluster, while the hub remains free with its own dynamics and serves just as a transmitter for the other nodes. We explain the mechanism for this RS by the existence of a free amplitude and also show that systems with a fixed or constant amplitude, such as the classic Kuramoto phase oscillator, are not able to generate this phenomenon. Further, we derive an analytic expression which supports our explanation of the mechanism.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.026208
SN  - 1539-3755
VL  - 85
IS  - 2
PB  - American Physical Society
CY  - College Park
ER  -