Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik
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Abstract
We propose a control scheme which can stabilize and fix the position of
chimera states in small networks. Chimeras consist of coexisting domains of
spatially coherent and incoherent dynamics in systems of nonlocally coupled
identical oscillators. Chimera states are generally difficult to observe in
small networks due to their short lifetime and erratic drifting of the
spatial position of the incoherent domain. The control scheme, like a
tweezer, might be useful in experiments, where usually only small networks
can be realized