A Density-Based Model for Mosquito Swarms

Autor(es)

Galanti, Guilherme R. ; Kinouchi, Osame

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Brazilian Journal of Physics; v. 54, n. 5, p. 10-pg., 2024-10-01.

Resumo

Flock and swarm models are mostly based on the alignment of the velocity vectors of animals (birds, fishes, bats, etc.), following the very successful Vicsek model. Here, we explore a simple alternative where the animal decides the sense of its movement based only on the number of neighbors and the weak dependence on a landmark. This defines a class of density-based interacting random walks which seems to describe qualitatively mosquito swarms. The model presents a phase transition-like behavior that seems to be interesting to apply to stationary swarms, in general. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/07699-0 - Centro de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão em Neuromatemática - NeuroMat
• Beneficiário: Oswaldo Baffa Filho
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs