Collective motion dynamics of active solids and active crystals

We introduce a simple model of self-propelled particles connected by linear springs that describes a semi-rigid formation of active agents without explicit alignment rules. The model displays a discontinuous transition at a critical noise level, below which the group self-organizes into a collective...

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Main Authors: Eliseo Ferrante, Ali Emre Turgut, Marco Dorigo, Cristián Huepe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/9/095011