Statistical mechanics for natural flocks of birds

Flocking is a typical example of emergent collective behavior, where interactions between individuals produce collective patterns on the large scale. Here we show how a quantitative microscopic theory for directional ordering in a flock can be derived directly from field data. We construct the minim...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 109; no. 13; p. 4786
Main Authors:	Bialek, William, Cavagna, Andrea, Giardina, Irene, Mora, Thierry, Silvestri, Edmondo, Viale, Massimiliano, Walczak, Aleksandra M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 27.03.2012
Subjects:	Animals Biomechanical Phenomena Entropy Flight, Animal - physiology Models, Biological Models, Statistical Starlings - physiology
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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