Abstract:
<p>This book assembles the notes that have been written for the lectures delivered at the school-forum CML2004, a meeting held at Institut Henri Poincar´e (Paris) from the 21st of June to the 2nd of July 2004.</p>
<p>The purposes of CML2004 were to give a survey of the most significant achievements in the theory of coupled map lattices (CML) and of related spatially extended systems, and to stimulate debates on open problems and future directions of research.</p>
<p.The panorama of CML theory has been presented through a series of 15 lectures given by specialists. Additional results have been given in the form of short communications, of posters and of young scientist sessions (organised by Pierre Guiraud and Arnaud Meyroneinc). In addition to these expository sessions, stimulated discussions and public debates on questions and on relevant open problems have taken place.</p>