Novel type of phase transition in a system of self-driven particles

dc.creatorVicsek, Tamas
dc.creatorCzirok, Andras
dc.creatorBen-Jacob, Eshel
dc.creatorCohen, Inon
dc.creatorSochet, Ofer
dc.date2006-11-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:31:31Z
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dc.descriptionA simple model with a novel type of dynamics is introduced in order to investigate the emergence of self-ordered motion in systems of particles with biologically motivated interaction. In our model particles are driven with a constant absolute velocity and at each time step assume the average direction of motion of the particles in their neighborhood with some random perturbation ($η$) added. We present numerical evidence that this model results in a kinetic phase transition from no transport (zero average velocity, $| {\bf v}_a | =0$) to finite net transport through spontaneous symmetry breaking of the rotational symmetry. The transition is continuous since $| {\bf v}_a |$ is found to scale as $(η_c-η)^β$ with $β\simeq 0.45$.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611743
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611743
dc.identifierPhys Rev Lett. 75(6):1226-1229 (1995)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1226
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/118782
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleNovel type of phase transition in a system of self-driven particles
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