Noise-induced stabilization of collective dynamics

作者:Clusella Pau*; Politi Antonio
来源:PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 2017, 95(6): 062221.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.95.062221

摘要

We illustrate a counterintuitive effect of an additive stochastic force, which acts independently on each element of an ensemble of globally coupled oscillators. We show that a very small white noise not only broadens the clusters, wherever they are induced by the deterministic forces, but can also stabilize a linearly unstable collective periodic regime: self-consistent partial synchrony. With the help of microscopic simulations we are able to identify two noise-induced bifurcations. A macroscopic analysis, based on a perturbative solution of the associated nonlinear Fokker-Planck equation, confirms the numerical studies and allows determining the eigenvalues of the stability problem. We finally argue about the generality of the phenomenon.

  • 出版日期2017-6-23