Exploring synchronization in complex oscillator networks

Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 7157-7170

  Dorfler, Florian ^a   Bullo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

ANALYSIS APPROACH; COUPLED OSCILLATOR NETWORKS; COUPLED OSCILLATORS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; OSCILLATOR NETWORKS; PHASE AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

EID: 84874282226     PISSN: 07431546     EISSN: 25762370     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CDC.2012.6425823     Document Type: Conference Paper

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