title: General form of coupling leading to synchronization of oscillating dynamical systems.
abstract: There are numerous examples in nature where oscillating or pulsing physical and biological systems automatically synchronize. Here we pose the question: Is there a general type of coupling that leads to such synchronization? It is demonstrated on numerous examples that dissipative coupling results in synchronization for a variety of systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030,USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Chernikov