On the emerging asymptotic patterns of the Winfree model with frustrations

Abstract

We study the emergence of asymptotic patterns in Winfree ensemble such as the partial/complete phase-locking and bump states under the effect of heterogeneous frustrations. Although the Winfree model is the first model for the synchronization of limit-cycle oscillators, there is little literature on the mathematical validity of asymptotic patterns compared to the vast literature of the well-studied Kuramoto model. Recently, it has received a renewed attention in nonlinear dynamics and statistical physics communities due to its diverse asymptotic patterns that it can generate. In particular, we provide a rigorous result on the existence of bump states in a homogeneous ensemble with the same natural frequency. Our provided results exhibit the robustness of emerging asymptotic patterns with respect to frustrations. We derive several sufficient frameworks for the unique existence of an equilibrium state, bump states and uniform stability with respect to initial data.