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@article{citeulike:6081217, abstract = {We present conclusive evidence showing that different sources of diversity, such as those represented by quenched disorder or noise, can induce a resonant collective behavior in an ensemble of coupled bistable or excitable systems. Our analytical and numerical results show that when such systems are subjected to an external subthreshold signal, their response is optimized for an intermediate value of the diversity. These findings show that intrinsic diversity might have a constructive role and suggest that natural systems might profit from their diversity in order to optimize the response to an external stimulus.}, author = {Tessone, Claudio J. and Mirasso, Claudio R. and Toral, Ra\'{u}l and Gunton, James D.}, citeulike-article-id = {6081217}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PRLTAO000097000019194101000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v97/e194101}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.194101}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.194101}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {diversity, diversity-induced\_resonance, heterogeneity, resonance}, number = {19}, pages = {194101+}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 16:42:27}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Diversity-Induced Resonance}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.194101}, volume = {97}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6081217 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081217 N2 - We present conclusive evidence showing that different sources of diversity, such as those represented by quenched disorder or noise, can induce a resonant collective behavior in an ensemble of coupled bistable or excitable systems. Our analytical and numerical results show that when such systems are subjected to an external subthreshold signal, their response is optimized for an intermediate value of the diversity. These findings show that intrinsic diversity might have a constructive role and suggest that natural systems might profit from their diversity in order to optimize the response to an external stimulus. IS - 19 JF - Physical Review Letters TI - Diversity-Induced Resonance PB - APS VL - 97 SP - 194101 KW - diversity KW - diversity-induced_resonance KW - heterogeneity KW - resonance AU - Tessone, Claudio AU - Mirasso, Claudio AU - Toral, Raúl AU - Gunton, James PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.194101 ER -