Experimental phase synchronization of a chaotic convective flow.
We report experimental evidence of phase synchronization of high dimensional chaotic oscillators in a laboratory experiment. The experiment consists of a thermocapillary driven convective cell in a time dependent chaotic regime. The synchronized states emerge as a consequence of a localized temperature perturbation to the heater. The transition to phase synchronization is studied as a function of the external perturbations. The existence and stability conditions for this phenomenon are discussed.
Maza
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Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea s/n, 31080 Pamplona, Spain.
Vallone
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Mancini
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Boccaletti
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