Milling and meandering: Flocking dynamics of stochastically interacting agents with a field of view
arXiv:1805.00755 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.012609
Abstract
We introduce a stochastic agent-based model for the flocking dynamics of self-propelled particles that exhibit velocity-alignment interactions with neighbours within their field of view. The stochasticity in the dynamics of the model arises purely from the uncertainties at the level of interactions. Despite the absence of attractive forces, this model gives rise to a wide array of emergent patterns that exhibit long-time spatial cohesion. In order to gain further insights into the dynamical nature of the resulting patterns, we investigate the system behaviour using an algorithm that identifies spatially distinct clusters of the flock and computes their corresponding angular momenta. Our results suggest that the choice of field of view is crucial in determining the resulting emergent dynamics of stochastically interacting particles.
arXiv comment5 pages, 3 figures + 9 pages supplementary material; added text to Fig. 1, fixed normalization in Fig. 2, revised Fig. 3, minor revisions to the main text, additional references included, new section added to SI
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