Synchronization threshold in coupled logistic map lattices

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Abstract: We consider regular lattices of coupled chaotic maps. Depending on lattice size, there may exist a window in parameter space where complete synchronization is eventually attained after a transient regime. Close outside this window, an intermittent transition to synchronization occurs. While asymptotic transversal Lyapunov exponents allow to determine the synchronization threshold, the distribution of finite-time Lyapunov exponents, in the vicinity of the critical frontier, is expected to provide relevant information on phenomena such as intermittency. In this work we scrutinize the distribution of finite-time exponents when the local dynamics is ruled by the logistic map xmapsto4x(1−x). We obtain a theoretical estimate for the distribution of finite-time exponents, that is markedly non-Gaussian. The existence of correlations, that spoil the central limit approximation, is shown to modify the typical intermittent bursting behavior. The present scenario could apply to a wider class of systems with different local dynamics and coupling schemes.


The authors study the synchronization threshold of coupled logistic maps. The authors analyze details of diverse phenomena occuring close to the synchronization manifold, such as relaxation and other behaviour, through the statistical properties of finite-time Lyapunov exponents for single maps. Moreover, the authors present comparisons of their results for extended systems with previous ones in the literature for single and two coupled maps. Numerical examples are also given.











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