Fig. 5: Three and five coupled violin players.
In the configurations of three and five coupled players, the out-of-phase synchronization state is no longer stable. In these cases, the players change the connectivity and ignore one of the links, reducing the system to an open chain where out-of-phase synchronization is stable again. a Three coupled players showing in-phase, vortex, and out-of-phase states of synchronization. b The playing period and the open-chain out-of-phase order parameter as a function of time and the delay, showing that once the players obtain an out-of-phase synchronization state, they maintain it by increasing the playing period with the delay. c Five coupled players, showing in-phase, arrowhead, and out-of-phase states of synchronization. d The playing period and the open-chain out-of-phase order parameter, showing the same behavior as the three coupled players.
