Abstract
Lag synchronization denotes a particular form of synchronization in which the amplitudes of two interacting, nonidentical chaotic oscillators are correlated but there is a characteristic time delay between them. We study transitions to and between different forms of synchronization for the attractors defined as "in-phase" and "out-of-phase" and investigate the processes by which lag synchronization is lost in two coupled Rössler systems. With a small frequency mismatch between the two systems, these processes are related to the occurrence of a peculiar form of basin structure as more and more periodic orbits embedded into the synchronized chaotic state become unstable in a transverse direction.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Physical Review E. Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 6 Pt A |
| Pages (from-to) | 6560-5 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISSN | 1063-651X |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1999 |