Oscillatory states, standing waves, and additional synchronized clusters in networks of second-order oscillators: uncovering the role of inertia

Abstract

We discuss the appearance of oscillatory and standing wave states in second-order oscillator networks showing that it is a special case of a more general mechanism involving secondary synchronized clusters induced by inertia. Using a time-periodic mean-field ansatz, we find a bistable mechanism involving a stable fixed point and an invariant curve of an appropriate Poincaré map. The bistability and the devil's staircase associated to the rotation number on the invariant curve provide an explanation for the appearance of the secondary synchronized clusters. The effect of inertias in the self-organization process is analyzed through a simplified model. This shows that the effect of giant synchronized clusters on the other oscillators is weakened by inertias, thus leading to secondary synchronized clusters during the transition process to synchronization.

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