title: Phase synchronization in unidirectionally coupled chaotic ratchets.
abstract: We study chaotic phase synchronization of unidirectionally coupled deterministic chaotic ratchets. The coupled ratchets were simulated in their chaotic states and perfect phase locking was observed as the coupling was gradually increased. We identified the region of phase synchronization for the ratchets and show that the transition to chaotic phase synchronization is via an interior crisis transition to strange attractor in the phase space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria. rebuche_p@yahoo.com
authors.forename: U E
authors.initials: UE
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Njah
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akinlade
authors.forename: A R T
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Solarin
mesh_terms: D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004735:Energy Transfer / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015233:Models, Statistical; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins