Anti-phase synchronization of two coupled mechanical metronomes.

This paper mainly investigates the anti-phase synchronization of two coupled mechanical metronomes not only by means of numerical simulations, but also by experimental tests. It is found that the attractor basin of anti-phase synchronization enlarges as the rolling friction increases. Furthermore, this paper studies the relationship between different initial conditions and synchronization types. The impacts of rolling friction on in-phase and anti-phase synchronization times are also discovered. Finally, in-phase and anti-phase synchronization conditions of non-identical metronomes are discussed. These results indicate the potential complexity of the dynamics of coupled metronomes.