Towards a unifying framework for pattern transformation in swarm systems

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1107, Issue , 2009, Pages 65-70

  Varghese, Blesson ^a   McKee, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pattern formation and pattern transformation; Swarm systems; Unifying framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649091792     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3106514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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