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Study on synchronization of coupled oscillators using the Fokker-Planck equation H.Sakaguchi Kyushu University, Japan Langevin equation Stochastic differential equation Time evolution in a noisy environment Random forces Gaussian: The probability distribution function is Gaussian with average 0 and variance 2D. White: There is no time correlation. Fokker-Planck equation Consider the probability density P x,t that the stochastic variable takes a value x. P obeys the Fokker-Planck equation Random walk No drift force Ornstein-Ulenbeck process Linear force ｖ: velocity,- kｖ viscous force Thermal equilibrium distribution Fokker-Planck equation for coupled Langevin equations Synchronization of coupled biological oscillators Synchronization of flashing of fireflies. Synchronization of cell activity in suprachiasmaticnucleus which control the circadian rhythms Sleep spindle waves are brain waves which appear in the second stage of sleep. Spindle waves are created by synchronous firing of inhibitory neurons in thalamus. Steriade et al. Phase oscillators Limit cycle oscillation Phase description: phase variables Two-coupled phase oscillators Globally coupled noisy phase oscillators Self-Consistent Method Order parameter Order-Disorder transition Weak interaction, Large noise Phases are randomly distributed. Disordered phase. Strong interaction, small noise Phases gather together. ＜cos φ）＞　is nonzero. Ordered state Order-Disorder transition Phase transition from ferromagnetism to paramagentism If a magnet is heated above a critical temperature, the magnetism disappears. Globally coupled oscillators with different frequencies  Self-Consistent analysis Globally coupled oscillators with different frequencies and external noises Stationary solution of the Fokker-Planck equation for nonzero ω Phase transition via synchronization Integrate-and-fire model Hodgkin-Huxley equation Detailed dynamics of membrane potential a