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Collective modes of coupled phase oscillators with delayed coupling
We study the effects of delayed coupling on timing and pattern formation in spatially extended systems of dynamic oscillators. Starting from a discrete lattice of coupled oscillators, we derive a generic continuum theory for collective modes of long wavelengths. We use this approach to study spatial phase profiles of cellular oscillators in the segmentation clock, a dynamic patterning system of vertebrate embryos. Collective wave patterns result from the interplay of coupling delays and moving boundary conditions. We show that the phase profiles of collective modes depend on coupling delays. © 2012 American Physical Society.
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research article
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84861600487
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Publication date
2012
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Volume
108
Issue
20
Article Number
204101
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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