Crowd turbulence: the physics of crowd disasters

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dc.creatorHelbing, Dirk
dc.creatorJohansson, Anders
dc.creatorAl-Abideen, Habib Z.
dc.date2007-08-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:25:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:25:25Z
dc.descriptionThe panic stampede is a serious concern during mass events like soccer championship games. Despite huge numbers of security forces and crowd control measures, hundreds of lives are lost in crowd disasters each year. An analysis of video recordings of the annual pilgrimage in Makkah reveals how high-density crowds develop to turbulent dynamics and earthquake-like eruptions, which is impossible to control.
dc.descriptionFor a more detailed study see http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701203
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3339
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3339
dc.identifierIn: The Fifth International Conference on Nonlinear Mechanics (ICNM-V), pp. 967-969 (Shanghai, June 2007)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/136647
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.titleCrowd turbulence: the physics of crowd disasters
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