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Complex dynamics in adaptive phase oscillator networks

Jüttner, Benjamin and Martens, Erik A. LU orcid (2023) In Chaos 33(5).
Abstract

Networks of coupled dynamical units give rise to collective dynamics such as the synchronization of oscillators or neurons in the brain. The ability of the network to adapt coupling strengths between units in accordance with their activity arises naturally in a variety of contexts, including neural plasticity in the brain, and adds an additional layer of complexity: the dynamics on the nodes influence the dynamics of the network and vice versa. We study a minimal model of Kuramoto phase oscillators including a general adaptive learning rule with three parameters (strength of adaptivity, adaptivity offset, adaptivity shift), mimicking learning paradigms based on spike-time-dependent plasticity. Importantly, the strength of adaptivity... (More)

Networks of coupled dynamical units give rise to collective dynamics such as the synchronization of oscillators or neurons in the brain. The ability of the network to adapt coupling strengths between units in accordance with their activity arises naturally in a variety of contexts, including neural plasticity in the brain, and adds an additional layer of complexity: the dynamics on the nodes influence the dynamics of the network and vice versa. We study a minimal model of Kuramoto phase oscillators including a general adaptive learning rule with three parameters (strength of adaptivity, adaptivity offset, adaptivity shift), mimicking learning paradigms based on spike-time-dependent plasticity. Importantly, the strength of adaptivity allows to tune the system away from the limit of the classical Kuramoto model, corresponding to stationary coupling strengths and no adaptation and, thus, to systematically study the impact of adaptivity on the collective dynamics. We carry out a detailed bifurcation analysis for the minimal model consisting of N = 2 oscillators. The non-adaptive Kuramoto model exhibits very simple dynamic behavior, drift, or frequency-locking; but once the strength of adaptivity exceeds a critical threshold non-trivial bifurcation structures unravel: A symmetric adaptation rule results in multi-stability and bifurcation scenarios, and an asymmetric adaptation rule generates even more intriguing and rich dynamics, including a period-doubling cascade to chaos as well as oscillations displaying features of both librations and rotations simultaneously. Generally, adaptation improves the synchronizability of the oscillators. Finally, we also numerically investigate a larger system consisting of N = 50 oscillators and compare the resulting dynamics with the case of N = 2 oscillators.

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  title        = {{Complex dynamics in adaptive phase oscillator networks}},
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  doi          = {{10.1063/5.0133190}},
  volume       = {{33}},
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