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Oscillators that sync and swarm
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O'Keeffe KP
; Hong H
; Strogatz SH
Nat Commun
2017[Nov]; 8
(1
): 1504
PMID29138413
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Synchronization occurs in many natural and technological systems, from cardiac
pacemaker cells to coupled lasers. In the synchronized state, the individual
cells or lasers coordinate the timing of their oscillations, but they do not move
through space. A complementary form of self-organization occurs among swarming
insects, flocking birds, or schooling fish; now the individuals move through
space, but without conspicuously altering their internal states. Here we explore
systems in which both synchronization and swarming occur together. Specifically,
we consider oscillators whose phase dynamics and spatial dynamics are coupled. We
call them swarmalators, to highlight their dual character. A case study of a
generalized Kuramoto model predicts five collective states as possible long-term
modes of organization. These states may be observable in groups of sperm,
Japanese tree frogs, colloidal suspensions of magnetic particles, and other
biological and physical systems in which self-assembly and synchronization
interact.