3 papers
physics.data-an2007
Improving the consensus performance via predictive mechanisms
Hai-Tao Zhang, Guy-Bart Stan, Michael ZhiQiang Chen +2
Considering some predictive mechanisms, we show that ultrafast average-consensus can be achieved in networks of interconnected agents. More specifically, by predicting the dynamics…
physics.data-an2007
Synchronized Collective Behavior via Low-cost Communication
Hai-Tao Zhang, Michael ZhiQiang Chen, Tao Zhou
An important natural phenomenon surfaces that satisfactory synchronization of self-driven particles can be achieved via sharply reduced communication cost, especially for high dens…
cond-mat.stat-mech2007
Comment on "Novel type of phase transition in a system of self-driven particles"
Michael Z. Q. Chen, Hai-Tao Zhang
This paper uncovers a pitfall in the phase transition mechanism of Vicsek et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1226 (1995)] which occurs with fairly high probability and leads to complete…