CHAOTIC PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION AND ITS BREAKDOWN - MAPPING MODEL AND CRITICAL DYNAMICS

In the present paper, we briefly discuss the construction of mapping model of coupled oscillator systems for limit-cycle oscillators and chaotic oscillators. A comparison of the proposed mapping model and other models, i.e., the Ikeda map and the phase map model is made. Furthermore, the critical dynamics associated with the breakdown of chaotic phase synchronization based on the present mapping model is discussed.