Freak chimera states in a locally coupled Duffing oscillators chain (Q2208105)

This paper considers a chain of periodically forced Duffing oscillators, diffusively coupled to their two nearest neighbours. Parameters are set so that an uncoupled oscillator is in a bistable state. There may exist states for which a group of oscillators are near one of the uncoupled attractors, behaving approximately periodically, while the rest are near the other uncoupled attractor, which has more complex behaviour. Such a state is referred to as a ``chimera''. If one group is near an attractor and behaving in a complex way, and the other group is near the other attractor, also behaving in a complex way, this is referred to as a ``freak chimera''. Transitions from a chimera to a freak chimera are numerically investigated as the amplitude of forcing and strength of coupling are varied.