ANALYSIS OF PATTERN FORMATION IN CHAIN OF COUPLED BISTABLE ELEMENTS

One of the most complex problems of nonlinear dynamics is the investigation of collective dynamics of ensembles consisting of a large number of coupled elements. A number of investigations were carried out for linear coupling of diffusion (difference) type. Recently, based on successful investigations of neurobiological objects [Abarbanel et al., 1996], an interest has grown in the study of dynamics of ensembles with nonlinear, nondiffusion type of coupling. In this paper we address pattern formation in a chain of bistable elements so coupled [Kuznetsov & Shalfeev, 2000].