Emergent Structural Mechanisms for High-Density Collective Motion Inspired by Human Crowds

Abstract

Collective motion of large human crowds often depends on their density. In extreme cases like heavy metal concerts and Black Friday sales events, motion is dominated by physical interactions instead of conventional social norms. Here, we study an active matter model inspired by situations when large groups of people gather at a point of common interest. Our analysis takes an approach developed for jammed granular media and identifies Goldstone modes, soft spots, and stochastic resonance as structurally-driven mechanisms for potentially dangerous emergent collective motion.

arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures; Supplemental Materials included at end of file

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