A macroscopic model for a system of swarming agents using curvature control

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DOI10.1007/S10955-011-0201-3zbMATH Open1222.82071arXiv1010.5405OpenAlexW3103423625MaRDI QIDQ548131FDOQ548131

Pierre Degond, Sebastien Motsch

Publication date: 28 June 2011

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we study the macroscopic limit of a new model of collective displacement. The model, called PTWA, is a combination of the Vicsek alignment model and the Persistent Turning Walker (PTW) model of motion by curvature control. The PTW model was designed to fit measured trajectories of individual fish. The PTWA model (Persistent Turning Walker with Alignment) describes the displacements of agents which modify their curvature in order to align with their neighbors. The derivation of its macroscopic limit uses the non-classical notion of generalized collisional invariant. The macroscopic limit of the PTWA model involves two physical quantities, the density and the mean velocity of individuals. It is a system of hyperbolic type but is non-conservative due to a geometric constraint on the velocity. This system has the same form as the macroscopic limit of the Vicsek model (the 'Vicsek hydrodynamics') but for the expression of the model coefficients. The numerical computations show that the numerical values of the coefficients are very close. The 'Vicsek Hydrodynamic model' appears in this way as a more generic macroscopic model of swarming behavior as originally anticipated.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.5405




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