Emergence of Collective Motion in a Model of Interacting Brownian Particles.
Phys Rev Lett
; 115(5): 058301, 2015 Jul 31.
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| ID: mdl-26274444
By studying a system of Brownian particles that interact among themselves only through a local velocity-alignment force that does not affect their speed, we show that self-propulsion is not a necessary feature for the flocking transition to take place as long as underdamped particle dynamics can be guaranteed. Moreover, the system transits from stationary phases close to thermal equilibrium, with no net flux of particles, to far-from-equilibrium ones exhibiting collective motion, phase coexistence, long-range order, and giant number fluctuations, features typically associated with ordered phases of models where self-propelled particles with overdamped dynamics are considered.
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Modelos Teóricos
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Movimento (Física)
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Animals
Idioma:
En
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Phys Rev Lett
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos