3 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Early stages of collective cell invasion: Biomechanics
R. González-Albaladejo, M. Carretero, L. L. Bonilla
The early stages of the collective invasion may occur by single mesenchymal cells or hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal cell groups that detach from cancerous tissue. Tumors may also em…
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Whodunnit? The case of midge swarms
L. L. Bonilla, R. González-Albaladejo
As collective states of animal groups go, swarms of midge insects pose a number of puzzling questions. Their ordering polarization parameter is quite small and the insects are weak…
physics.bio-ph2024
Exact solutions of the harmonically confined Vicsek model
L. L. Bonilla, R. González-Albaladejo
The discrete time Vicsek model confined by a harmonic potential explains many aspects of swarm formation in insects. We have found exact solutions of this model without alignment n…