title: Asynchronous updating of coupled maps leads to synchronization.
abstract: We investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of two dimensional coupled map lattices, in the strong coupling phase, evolving under updating rules incorporating varying degrees of asynchronicity. Interestingly, we observe that parallel updates never allow synchronization among the sites, while asynchroncity has the effect of opening up windows in parameter space where the synchronized dynamics gains stability. As asynchronicity increases, the parameter range supporting synchronization gets rapidly wider. Detailed numerics, including bifurcation diagrams and patterns formed en route to synchronization, are reported. We also attempt a mean-field analysis of the system in order to try and account for the stability of the spatiotemporal fixed point under asynchronous updates. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India.
authors.forename: Mitaxi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Sudeshna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha