Cooperative Dynamics in a Network of Stochastic Elements with Delayed Feedback

Abstract

Networks of globally coupled, noise activated, bistable elements with connection time delays are considered. The dynamics of these systems is studied numerically using a Langevin description and analytically using (1) a Gaussian approximation as well as (2) a dichotomous model. The system demonstrates ordering phase transitions and multi-stability. That is, for a strong enough feedback it exhibits nontrivial stationary states and oscillatory states whose frequencies depend only on the mean of the time delay distribution function. Other observed dynamical phenomena include coherence resonance and, in the case of non-uniform coupling strengths, amplitude death and chaos. Furthermore, an increase of the stability of the trivial equilibrium with increasing non-uniformity of the time delays is observed.

14 pages, 19 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. E

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