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Phase Transitions and Criticality in the Collective Behavior of Animals -- Self-organization and biological function
Pawel Romanczuk, Bryan C. Daniels
Collective behaviors exhibited by animal groups, such as fish schools, bird flocks, or insect swarms are fascinating examples of self-organization in biology. Concepts and methods…
physics.bio-ph2021
Subcritical escape waves in schooling fish
Winnie Poel, Bryan C. Daniels, Matthew M. G. Sosna +4
Living systems such as neuronal networks and animal groups process information about their environment via the dynamics of interacting units. These can transition between distinct…
physics.bio-ph2010★ 22 cited
Nucleation at the DNA supercoiling transition
Bryan C. Daniels, James P. Sethna
Twisting DNA under a constant applied force reveals a thermally activated transition into a state with a supercoiled structure known as a plectoneme. Using transition state theory,…