title: Nonlocal chaotic phase synchronization
abstract: A novel synchronization behavior, nonlocal chaotic phase synchronization, is investigated. For two coupled Rossler oscillators with only one forced by an injected periodic signal, the phase of the unforced oscillator can be locked to the phase of the periodic signal while the forced one is well unlocked by the signal; in a chain of coupled chaotic oscillators with nearest coupling, the phase of an oscillator (or a cluster) can be locked to another nonneighbor one. Moreover, the mechanism underlying the transition to nonlocal synchronization is discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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authors.lastname: Zhan
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authors.lastname: Zheng
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authors.lastname: Hu
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authors.lastname: Peng