Coupling-enhanced stochastic resonance.

Nicolis, C; Nicolis, G · Phys Rev E · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Stochastic resonance is analyzed in an array of nonlinear spatially coupled subsystems. Analytic expressions for the different steady-state solutions, for the rates of transitions between them in the presence of noise, and for the response to a weak external periodic forcing are derived. It is shown that the presence of spatial degrees of freedom modifies considerably the mechanisms of transitions between states and is responsible for a marked sensitivity of the response on the coupling constant and on the system size.