Chaotic phase synchronization and phase diffusion (Q2573389)

Phase synchronization of two coupled nonidentical Rössler oscillators \[ \dot x_j = -\omega_j y_j -z_j +K(x_{3-j}-x_j), \quad \dot y_j = \omega_j x_j +0.15 y_j, \quad \dot z_j = 0.4 + (x_j-8.5)z_j, \] is studied. Here, \(j=1,2\), \(K>0\) is the coupling strength, \(\omega_1,\omega_2\) are frequencies of the oscillators. The phases \(\theta_j\) and amplitudes \(A_j\) of the oscillators are introduced as \(x_j+iy_j=A_je^{i\theta_j}\). For the case of chaotic systems, the phase difference \(\Delta\theta(t)=\theta_1(t)-\theta_2(t)\) can be represented as a combination of two processes: rotation with the mean frequency and diffusion. The paper is focused on the diffusion properties. In particular, the scaling properties of the diffusion coefficient are examined.