2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Vector field theory in motion: Revealing latent potentials in soccer dynamics
Paula Rodríguez-Sánchez, Roberto López del Campo, Ricardo Resta +3
Team sports offer a natural laboratory for studying collective motion in competitive environments. While recent tracking technologies enabled detailed analysis of player and ball t…
physics.soc-ph2025
Harder, shorter, sharper, forward: A comparison of women's and men's elite football gameplay (2020-2025)
Rebecca Carstens, Raj Deshpande, Pau Esteve +9
Elite football is believed to have evolved in recent years, yet systematic evidence for the pace and form of that change remains sparse. Drawing on event-level records for 13,018 m…