Emergence of order within disorder: Shadowed waves and chimera states in reaction-diffusion systems.

Partial synchronization states exhibit remarkable diversity in their manifestations, many of which are not yet fully understood. In the present study, a recently discovered type called "shadowed waves," characterized by the formation of large-scale order emerging against a background of developed disorder, has been analyzed in detail through numerical simulations and analytical tools applied to a three-component reaction-diffusion system. Our work provides conceptual clarity by positioning these novel partial synchronization states in the broader hierarchy of dynamic regimes. Specifically, this study demonstrates that the organized emergence of structures within a heterogeneous dynamics is inherently linked to the intermediate nature of this dynamic regime between chimera states and stationary patterns formation. Based on the dynamic features of large-scale and small-scale manifestations, we have also introduced an extended classification for shadowed waves. Similarly, it is shown that even minimal deviations from a single-immobile-component approximation, which simplifies system complexity, can disrupt shadowed waves entirely. This finding highlights their unique fragility compared to other partial synchronization states. Given their novelty and potential implications for understanding collective behavior across various systems, including neuroscience and ecology, this research offers foundational insights into the robustness and classification of emergent patterns, in particular partial synchronization states, in coupled oscillator networks.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Chaos

• Publication date

  2025-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Physics

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  DOI 10.1063/5.0299694PMID 41099655
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