The emergence of coherence in complex networks of heterogeneous dynamical systems

Juan G. Restrepo, 2, ∗ Edward Ott, 3 and Brian R. Hunt 4 1 Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA 2 Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA 3 Department of Physics and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA 4 Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA (Dated: January 29, 2006)