Physicists discover surprisingly complex states emerging out of simple synchronized networks
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 14:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Fireflies, heart cells, clocks, and power grids all do it—they can spontaneously sync up, sending signals out in unison. For centuries, scientists have been perplexed by this self-organizing behavior, coming up with theories and experiments that make up the science of sync. But despite progress being made in the field, mysteries still persist—in particular how networks of completely identical elements can fall out of sync.