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Recent Advances in Coupled Oscillator Synchronization: Theory, Security, and Robustness

By: Jayanta Biswas  
Open Access
|Apr 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gm-2025-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1584-3289 | Journal ISSN: 1221-5023
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 93
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 21, 2025
Published on: Apr 8, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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