Coupled maps

• Kunihiko Kaneko, Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba, Japan

Dr. Kunihiko Kaneko accepted the invitation on 8 June 2007 (self-imposed deadline: 8 October 2007).

This article will briefly cover: coupled map lattice (definition, example of spatiotemporal chaos, application to pattern dynamics), globally coupled map (clustering, chaotic itinerancy, collective chaos)

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