Continuous versus Discontinuous Transitions in the $D$-Dimensional Generalized Kuramoto Model: Odd $D$ is Different

Abstract

The Kuramoto model, originally proposed to model the dynamics of many interacting oscillators, has been used and generalized for a wide range of applications involving the collective behavior of large heterogeneous groups of dynamical units whose states are characterized by a scalar angle variable. One such application in which we are interested is the alignment of orientation vectors among members of a swarm. Despite being commonly used for this purpose, the Kuramoto model can only describe swarms in 2 dimensions, and hence the results obtained do not apply to the often relevant situation of swarms in 3 dimensions. Partly based on this motivation, as well as on relevance to the classical, mean-field, zero-temperature Heisenberg model with quenched site disorder, in this paper we study the Kuramoto model generalized to $D$ dimensions. We show that in the important case of 3 dimensions, as well as for any odd number of dimensions, the $D$-dimensional generalized Kuramoto model for heterogeneous units has dynamics that are remarkably different from the dynamics in 2 dimensions. In particular, for odd $D$ the transition to coherence occurs discontinuously as the inter-unit coupling constant $K$ is increased through zero, as opposed to the $D=2$ case (and, as we show, also the case of even $D$) for which the transition to coherence occurs continuously as $K$ increases through a positive critical value $K_c$. We also demonstrate the qualitative applicability of our results to related models constructed specifically to capture swarming and flocking dynamics in three dimensions.

arXiv comment19 pages, 10 figures; Minor edits + re-ordering of sections

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