Coexisting coherence and incoherence in coupled oscillators
μ = 0.50
ν = 0.20
α = 1.43 rad
Pop 1 order r₁—
Pop 2 order r₂—
Chimera index—
Time t—
Two populations of N/2 oscillators each. Strong within-group coupling μ, weaker between-group ν. A chimera state: one group synchronized (coherent), the other desynchronized (incoherent). Kuramoto-Sakaguchi dynamics with phase lag α.