Synchronous dynamics in the Kuramoto model with biharmonic interaction and bimodal frequency distribution.

Abstract

In this work, we study the Kuramoto model with biharmonic interaction and bimodal frequency distribution. Rich synchronous dynamics, such as standing wave states, stationary partial synchronous dynamics, and multiplicity of singular synchronous dynamics, are found. Notably, we find a symmetry-breaking synchronous dynamics when the peaks in frequency distribution are not well separated. We present the phase diagrams for two cases: the peaks in the frequency distribution are well separated and the peaks are not well separated. We find that reducing peak distance tends to make the transition between standing wave states and stationary partial synchronous states to be continuous when the multiplicity of singular synchronous state is present or to be discontinuous when the multiplicity is absent.