Variety of regimes of star-like networks of Henon maps

Abstract

In this paper we categorize dynamical regimes demonstrated by star-like networks with chaotic nodes. This analysis is done in view of further studying of chaotic scale-free networks, since a star-like structure is the main motif of them. We analyze star-like networks of Henon maps. They are found to demonstrate a huge diversity of regimes. Varying the coupling strength we reveal chaos, quasiperiodicity, and periodicity. The nodes can be both fully- and phase-synchronized. The hub node can be either synchronized with the subordinate nodes or oscillate separately from fully synchronized subordinates. There is a range of wild multistability where the zoo of regimes is the most various. One can hardly predict here even a qualitative nature of the expected solution, since each perturbation of the coupling strength or initial conditions results in a new character of dynamics.