Ergodic directional switching in mobile insect groups.

We obtain a Fokker-Planck equation describing experimental data on the collective motion of locusts. The noise is of internal origin and due to the discrete character and finite number of constituents of the swarm. The stationary probability distribution shows a rich phenomenology including nonmonot...

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Main Authors: Escudero, C, Yates, C, Buhl, J, Couzin, I, Erban, R, Kevrekidis, I, Maini, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010