Experimental evidence for amplitude death induced by dynamic coupling: van der Pol oscillators

Amplitude death is a coupling induced stabilization of a fixed point in nonlinear oscillators. This phenomenon cannot be observed in two identical nonlinear oscillators coupled by a diffusive connection. However, it has been analytically confirmed that a diffusive dynamic coupling can induce death. This study derives a necessary and sufficient condition for amplitude death in van der Pol oscillators coupled by a diffusive dynamic coupling. The well-known RC line (T-type) is used to implement the dynamic coupling.