A kinetic theory approach for 2D crowd dynamics with emotional contagion

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DOI10.1142/S0218202521400030zbMATH Open1473.35584arXiv2012.08108OpenAlexW3155219053WikidataQ114371365 ScholiaQ114371365MaRDI QIDQ5164232FDOQ5164232


Authors: Daewa Kim, Kaylie O'Connell, William Ott, Annalisa Quaini Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 10 November 2021

Published in: M\(^3\)AS. Mathematical Models \& Methods in Applied Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we present a computational modeling approach for the dynamics of human crowds, where the spreading of an emotion (specifically fear) has an influence on the pedestrians' behavior. Our approach is based on the methods of the kinetic theory of active particles. The model allows us to weight between two competing behaviors depending on fear level: the search for less congested areas and the tendency to follow the stream unconsciously (herding). The fear level of each pedestrian influences her walking speed and is influenced by the fear levels of her neighbors. Numerically, we solve our pedestrian model with emotional contagion using an operator splitting scheme. We simulate evacuation scenarios involving two groups of interacting pedestrians to assess how domain geometry and the details of fear propagation impact evacuation dynamics. Further, we reproduce the evacuation dynamics of an experimental study involving distressed ants.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.08108




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