The physics of flocking : birth, death, and flight in active matter /

In creatures ranging from birds to fish to wildebeest, we observe the collective and coherent motion of large numbers of organisms, known as 'flocking.' John Toner, one of the founders of the field of active matter, uses the hydrodynamic theory of flocking to explain why a crowd of people...

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Main Author:	Toner, John (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Spatial ecology > Mathematical models.