TY - JOUR A1 - Topaj, Dmitri A1 - Kye, W.-H A1 - Pikovskij, Arkadij T1 - Transition to Coherence in Populations of Coupled Chaotic Oscillators: A Linear Response Approach N2 - We consider the collective dynamics in an ensemble of globally coupled chaotic maps. The transition to the coherent state with a macroscopic mean field is analyzed in the framework of the linear response theory. The linear response function for the chaotic system is obtained using the perturbation approach to the Frobenius-Perron operator. The transition point is defined from this function by virtue of the self-excitation condition for the feedback loop. Analytical results for the coupled Bernoulli maps are confirmed by the numerics. Y1 - 2001 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/18182 ER -