Stimulus-induced dynamical states in an adaptive network with symmetric adaptation.

We consider an adaptive network of identical phase oscillators with the symmetric adaptation rule for the evolution of the connection weights under the influence of an external force. We show that the adaptive network exhibits a plethora of self-organizing dynamical states such as the two-cluster state, multiantipodal clusters, splay cluster, splay chimera, forced entrained state, chimera state, bump state, coherent, and incoherent states in the two-parameter phase diagrams. The intriguing structures of the frequency clusters and instantaneous phases of the oscillators characterize the distinct self-organized synchronized and partial synchronized states. The hierarchical organization of the frequency clusters, resulting in strongly coupled subnetworks, is also evident from the dynamics of the coupling weights, where the frequency clusters are either very weakly coupled or even completely decoupled from each other. Additionally, we also deduce the stability condition for the forced entrained state.