Collective dynamics of two-mode stochastic oscillators - art. no. 024101

We study a system of two-mode stochastic oscillators coupled through their collective output. As a function of a relevant parameter four qualitatively distinct regimes of collective behavior are observed. In an extended regio n of the parameter space the periodicity of the collective output is enhanc ed by the considered coupling. This system can be used as a new model to de scribe synchronizationlike phenomena in systems of units with two or more o scillation modes. The model can also explain how periodic dynamics can be g enerated by coupling largely stochastic units. Similar systems could be res ponsible for the emergence of rhythmic behavior in complex biological or so ciological systems.