This thesis investigates the differentiation of dynamics in identical oscillators with nonlinear global coupling. Employing computer simulations, bifurcation analysis and symmetry considerations, we uncover the predominant mechanism. This involves the stepwise splitting of clusters into smaller ones as well as the total break-up of specific clusters in collisions of symmetric attractors. Starting point is the creation of so-called chimera states, which are later embedded in a context of more general coexistence patterns.
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This thesis investigates the differentiation of dynamics in identical oscillators with nonlinear global coupling. Employing computer simulations, bifurcation analysis and symmetry considerations, we uncover the predominant mechanism. This involves the stepwise splitting of clusters into smaller ones as well as the total break-up of specific clusters in collisions of symmetric attractors. Starting point is the creation of so-called chimera states, which are later embedded in a context of more gen...
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