title: Fractional dynamics of coupled oscillators with long-range interaction.
abstract: We consider a one-dimensional chain of coupled linear and nonlinear oscillators with long-range powerwise interaction. The corresponding term in dynamical equations is proportional to 1//n-m/alpha+1. It is shown that the equation of motion in the infrared limit can be transformed into the medium equation with the Riesz fractional derivative of order alpha, when 0<alpha<2. We consider a few models of coupled oscillators and show how their synchronization can appear as a result of bifurcation, and how the corresponding solutions depend on alpha. The presence of a fractional derivative also leads to the occurrence of localized structures. Particular solutions for fractional time-dependent complex Ginzburg-Landau (or nonlinear Schrodinger) equation are derived. These solutions are interpreted as synchronized states and localized structures of the oscillatory medium.
authors.affiliation: Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia.
authors.forename: Vasily E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Tarasov
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zaslavsky
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics