On the double sphere model of synchronization (Q2127419)

The author studies higher-dimensional generalizations of the Kuramoto model, in which trajectories lie on the double sphere \(\mathbb{S}^{n-1}\times \mathbb{S}^{m-1}\) for any dimension \(m, n\). Synchronization properties that depend on the underlying parameters are observed, and the reduction to previously studied models for specific \(m\) or \(n\) has been done. More precisely, in such systems the synchronization properties on one sphere can be controlled from the other sphere by parameters such as the frequencies of oscillation and the connectivity coefficients. Moreover, for uniform coupling and identical frequency matrices, one can generalize the Watanabe-Strogatz reduction (for the Kuromoto model) to the two sphere model, so that the model is proven to be partially integrable for any \(m, n\). This restrict all solutions to lie on a low-dimensional manifold (independent of \(N\)). Therefore, the models and the analysis can be applied to wide range of synchronization models to investigate systems for large \(N\).