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Why do oscillators synchronize?
Quite counterintuitive, common noise acting on noninteracting oscillating systems can synchronize them (see Coherence Resonance). This happens because the noise-induced dynamics of the phase is stable, and the phase follows, although implicitly, the pattern of the noisy forcing.
Why synchronization is difficult in distributed system?
Communication between processes in a distributed system can have unpredictable delays, processes can fail, messages may be lost ▪ Synchronization in distributed systems is harder than in centralized systems because the need for distributed algorithms.
