Phase synchronized states can emerge in the collective behavior of an ensemble of chaotic
coupled map lattices, due to a mean field interaction. This type of interaction is responsible
for synchronized chaotic global activity of the lattices, while the local activity of each map
remains unsynchronized. The resulting collective dynamics is called “weak synchronization.”
The transition to such a state is characterized in an ensemble of one-dimensional lattices of
logistic maps, in terms of the distance in phase among the different lattices. Its robustness …

Phase synchronized states can emerge in the collective behavior of an ensemble of chaotic
coupled map lattices, due to a mean field interaction. This type of interaction is responsible
for synchronized chaotic global activity of the lattices, while the local activity of each map
remains unsynchronized. The resulting collective dynamics is called “weak synchronization.”
The transition to such a state is characterized in an ensemble of one-dimensional lattices of
logistic maps, in terms of the distance in phase among the different lattices. Its robustness …