Anomalously slow attrition times for asymmetric populations with internal group dynamics
arXiv:0910.1622 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.148701
Abstract
The many-body dynamics exhibited by living objects include group formation within a population, and the non-equilibrium process of attrition between two opposing populations due to competition or conflict. We show analytically and numerically that the combination of these two dynamical processes generates an attrition duration T whose nonlinear dependence on population asymmetry x is in stark contrast to standard mass-action theories. A minority population experiences a longer survival time than two equally balanced populations, irrespective of whether the majority population adopts such internal grouping or not. Adding a third population with pre-defined group sizes allows T(x) to be tailored. Our findings compare favorably to real-world observations.
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