Communication and collective consensus making in animal groups via mechanical interactions

Journal of Nonlinear Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 387-401

  Várkonyi, Péter L ^a,b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective motion; Contact; Flocking; Polar order

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PARTICLES; ANIMAL GROUPS; ANOMALOUS DENSITIES; COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING; COLLECTIVE MOTIONS; CONTACT FORCES; DENSE SUSPENSION; FLOCKING; GROUP MEMBERS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; NEMATICS; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERINGS; PATTERN FORMATION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POLAR ORDER; SMALL GROUPS; SOCIAL ANIMALS; SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION; SPONTANEOUS PATTERN FORMATION;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ANIMALS;

EID: 79955854400     PISSN: 09388974     EISSN: 14321467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00332-010-9085-7     Document Type: Article

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