System size stochastic resonance in asymmetric bistable coupled network systems

In this paper, the noise-induced dynamics is studied in an asymmetric bistable coupled network system modulated by different signals. According to the Gaussian approximation and the slaving principle, the asymmetric bistable coupled network system is reduced to a low-dimensional model with two potentials, by which the phenomenon of system size stochastic resonance is studied theoretically and numerically. Under the assumption of adiabatic limit, the expressions of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are found by virtue of Fokker-Planck equation with respect to cosine signal and rectangle signal, based on which the system size stochastic resonance is investigated. Further, the effects of the noise strength, the asymmetry and the amplitude of the signal on the system size stochastic resonance are well discussed. It is demonstrated that the SNR shows a non-monotonic dependence on the number of coupled systems, which is demonstrated that there is a resonance with respect to the number of coupled systems.