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S Boccaletti

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Unifying framework for synchronization of coupled dynamical systems.

A definition of synchronization of coupled dynamical systems is provided. We discuss how such a definition allows one to identify a unifying framework for synchronization of dynamical systems, and show how to encompass some of the different phenomena described so far in the context of synchronization of chaotic systems.

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Topological defects after a quench in a Bénard-Marangoni convection system.

We report experimental evidence of the fact that, in a Bénard-Marangoni conduction-convection transition, the density of defects in the emerging structure scales as a power law in the quench time needed for the control parameter to ramp through the threshold. The obtained scaling exponents differ from the ones predicted and observed in the case in which the defects correspond to zeros in the amplitude of the global two-dimensional field.

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Experimental phase synchronization of a chaotic convective flow.

We report experimental evidence of phase synchronization of high dimensional chaotic oscillators in a laboratory experiment. The experiment consists of a thermocapillary driven convective cell in a time dependent chaotic regime. The synchronized states emerge as a consequence of a localized temperature perturbation to the heater. The transition to phase synchronization is studied as a function of the external perturbations. The existence and stability conditions for this phenomenon are discussed.

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Synchronization of chaotic structurally nonequivalent systems

Synchronization features are explored for a pair of chaotic high-dimensional bidirectionally coupled structurally nonequivalent systems. We find two regimes of synchronization in dependence on the coupling strength: creation of a lower dimensional chaotic state, and for larger coupling a transition toward a stable periodic motion. We characterize this new state, showing that it is associated with an abrupt transition in the Lyapunov spectrum. The robustness of this state against noise is discussed, and the use of this dynamical property as a possible approach for the control of chaos is outlined.

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Domain segregation in a two-dimensional system in the presence of drift

Motivated by experiments on optical patterns we analyze two-dimensional extended bistable systems with drift after a quench above threshold. The evolution can be separated into successive stages: linear growth and diffusion, coarsening, and transport, leading finally to a quasi-one-dimensional kink-antikink state. The phenomenon is general and occurs when the bistability relates to uniform phases or two different patterns.

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Integral behavior for localized synchronization in nonidentical extended systems

We report the synchronization of two nonidentical spatially extended fields, ruled by one-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equations. The two fields are prepared in different dynamical regimes, and interact via an imperfect coupling consisting of a given number of local controllers N(c). The strength of the coupling is ruled by the parameter varepsilon. We show that, in the limit of three controllers per correlation length, the synchronization behavior is not affected if the product varepsilonN(c)/N is kept constant, providing a sort of integral behavior for localized synchronization.

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Characterization of intermittent lag synchronization

Intermittent lag synchronization of two nonidentical symmetrically coupled Rossler systems is investigated. This phenomenon can be seen as a process wherein the intermittent bursts away from the lag synchronization regime correspond to jumps of the system toward other lag configurations. During these jumps, the chaotic trajectory visits closely a periodic orbit. The identification of the different lag configurations and the measure of the fraction of time passed by the system in each one of them provide information on the global scenario of transitions undergone by the system before reaching perfect lag synchronization.

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