title: Chimeras in networks with purely local coupling.
abstract: Chimera states in spatially extended networks of oscillators have some oscillators synchronized while the remainder are asynchronous. These states have primarily been studied in networks with nonlocal coupling, and more recently in networks with global coupling. Here, we present three networks with only local coupling (diffusive, to nearest neighbors) which are numerically found to support chimera states. One of the networks is analyzed using a self-consistency argument in the continuum limit, and this is used to find the boundaries of existence of a chimera state in parameter space.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 102-904 NSMC, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Carlo R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Laing