Synchronization in a stochastic Hebbian network of phase oscillators

Abstract

We investigate a generalized Kuramoto phase-oscillator model with Hebb-like couplings that evolve according to a stochastic differential equation on various topologies. Numerical simulations show that even with identical oscillators, there is a regime in the nearest-neighbor coupling topologies and a complex network topology where oscillators move between an in phase and anti-phase state. Phase diagrams show the transition probabilities as a function of the noise strength and rate of evolution of network coupling. A minimal theoretical model allows us to understand these transitions.