Effect of inertia on the evasion and pursuit dynamics of prey swarms and the emergence of an optimal mass ratio for the predator-prey arms race

Dipanjan Chakraborty, Arkayan Laha, Rumi De

We show, based on a theoretical model, how inertia plays a pivotal role in the survival dynamics of a prey swarm while chased by a predator. With the varying mass of the prey and p…