<< ️Chimera states, characterized by the coexistence of synchronized and desynchronized dynamics in identical oscillators, are typically studied in systems with pairwise interactions. Whether higher-order interactions alone can generate such symmetry-broken collective states remains unclear. >>
<< ️Here, (AA) show that chimera states can arise solely from triadic interactions. Furthermore, exploiting the intrinsic π-symmetry of the triadic coupling leads to bimodal phase distributions. (They) construct a bimodal Ott--Antonsen reduction that incorporates an asymmetry parameter via symmetry-breaking initial conditions, thereby achieving an exact low-dimensional description of the macroscopic dynamics. This allows to derive an analytic condition for the emergence of chimera states and identify a bifurcation to a breathing chimera regime characterized by persistent oscillations. Furthermore, the reduced dynamics can be expressed as a Riccati-type equation, providing a geometric interpretation of the chimera state as a closed periodic orbit in the complex plane. >>
<< ️(AA) results establish purely triadic coupling as a minimal mechanism for chimera formation and provide a tractable framework for studying symmetry-broken collective dynamics in systems dominated by many-body interactions. >>
Sudo Yi, Gugyoung Kim, Mi Jin Lee, et al. Breathing chimera states from purely triadic interactions. arXiv: 2607.28017v1 [physics.soc-ph]. Jul 30, 2026.
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Keywords: gst, chimera, coupled oscillators, synchronized- desynchronized dynamics, pairwise interactions, symmetry-broken collective states, triadic interactions, bifurcations.