Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants
Some active matter systems as they evolve, can be characterized by spatially varying density, with some regions that are dense and immobile, and other regions with lower density that accommodate most mobile particles. The authors show that this phenomenon can also be observed as an effect of the soc...
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| description | Some active matter systems as they evolve, can be characterized by spatially varying density, with some regions that are dense and immobile, and other regions with lower density that accommodate most mobile particles. The authors show that this phenomenon can also be observed as an effect of the social interactions between fire ants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13ca6fa4b94f43d2b1a5608b178422ec2022-12-22T03:36:56ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-11-0113111010.1038/s41467-022-34181-0Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire antsCaleb Anderson0Alberto Fernandez-Nieves1Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of BarcelonaDepartment of Condensed Matter Physics, University of BarcelonaSome active matter systems as they evolve, can be characterized by spatially varying density, with some regions that are dense and immobile, and other regions with lower density that accommodate most mobile particles. The authors show that this phenomenon can also be observed as an effect of the social interactions between fire ants.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34181-0 |
| spellingShingle | Caleb Anderson Alberto Fernandez-Nieves Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants Nature Communications |
| title | Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants |
| title_full | Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants |
| title_fullStr | Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants |
| title_short | Social interactions lead to motility-induced phase separation in fire ants |
| title_sort | social interactions lead to motility induced phase separation in fire ants |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34181-0 |
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