2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Density-protected states in active matter under virtual confinement
Giuseppe Fava, Francesco Ginelli, Benoît Mahault
We investigate photo-responsive structure formation in a minimal model of dry active nematics. Combining microscopic simulations with the analysis of the corresponding hydrodynamic…
cond-mat.soft2026
Learning to flock in open space by avoiding collisions and staying together
Martino Brambati, Antonio Celani, Marco Gherardi +1
We investigate the emergence of cohesive flocking in open, boundless space using a multi-agent reinforcement learning framework. Agents integrate positional and orientational infor…