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Synchronization Transitions in a Disordered Josephson Series Array

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: We show that a current-biased series array of nonidentical Josephson junctions undergoes two transitions as a function of the spread of natural frequencies. One transition corresponds to the onset of partial synchronization, and the other corresponds to complete phase locking. In the limit of weak coupling and disorder, the system can be mapped onto an exactly solvable model introduced by Kuramoto and the transition points can be accurately predicted.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.76.404

Authors: Kurt Wiesenfeld, Pere Colet, Steven H. Strogatz

Institutions: Georgia Institute of Technology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research

Awards: Mathematical Sciences: Nonlinear Dynamics of Oscillator Arrays, G8876996369, Mathematical Sciences: Presidential Young Investigator Award