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ArticleScience advances2025

Noise-enhanced stability in synchronized systems.

Zhan Shi, Qiangfeng Lv, Mengqi Fu, Xuefeng Wang, Zhilong Huang, Xueyong Wei, Marco Amabili, Ronghua Huan

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Zhan ShiDepartment of Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6116-1244
Qiangfeng LvDepartment of Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4750-7418
Mengqi FuDepartment of Physics, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7942-8514
Xuefeng WangDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Dynamics and Control of Complex Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5550-9638
Zhilong HuangDepartment of Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Xueyong WeiState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6443-4727
Marco AmabiliSchool of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9340-4474
Ronghua HuanDepartment of Mechanics, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4648-3805

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Abstract

Synchronization underpins coherence in natural and engineered systems, unifying dynamics and countering noise while remaining vulnerable to disturbances threatening the stability and risking desynchronization. Here, we present a counterintuitive approach: harnessing noise to dilute the energy of unwanted fluctuations from external disturbances, thereby enhancing stability while preserving synchronization through the system's inherent noise suppression at the synchronized frequency. Through experiments with micromechanical oscillators and macroscale rotors, combined with stochastic averaging analysis, we show that this noise dilution effect improves synchronization efficiency, bolsters resistance to interference, and enhances long-term frequency stability. These findings position white noise of appropriate intensity as a dilution element for mitigating unwanted disturbances, providing previously unidentified insights into stability and resilience in complex synchronized systems.

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