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Area of Science:

  • Nonlinear dynamics
  • Complex systems
  • Chaos theory

Background:

  • Dynamical systems can exhibit various synchronization patterns, including complete and generalized synchronization.
  • Relay systems act as intermediaries, potentially influencing synchronization dynamics between coupled units.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate and characterize generalized synchronization in relay systems.
  • To analyze the conditions under which complete and generalized synchronization emerge.
  • To validate theoretical findings with experimental evidence.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the Lyapunov spectrum of the full system to identify synchronization regimes.
  • Quantification of generalized synchronization using nonlinear measures based on phase-space neighbor distances.
  • Experimental validation of the theoretical framework and proposed characterization tools.

Main Results:

  • Complete synchronization between the target systems and generalized synchronization with the relay system emerge simultaneously at a critical coupling strength.
  • The Lyapunov spectrum analysis elucidates the conditions for the onset of both synchronization types.
  • Nonlinear measures effectively quantify generalized synchronization in discrete time series.

Conclusions:

  • Relay systems can mediate generalized synchronization between completely synchronized units.
  • The study provides a robust theoretical and experimental framework for understanding and characterizing synchronization phenomena in complex systems.
  • The findings have implications for understanding information transfer and emergent behavior in coupled dynamical systems.