Collective motion of self-propelled particles: kinetic phase transition in one dimension
Statistical Mechanics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate that a system of self-propelled particles (SPP) exhibits spontaneous symmetry breaking and self-organization in one dimension, in contrast with previous analytical predictions. To explain this surprising result we derive a new continuum theory that can account for the development of the symmetry broken state and belongs to the same universality class as the discrete SPP model.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9712154,
title = {Collective motion of self-propelled particles: kinetic phase transition in one dimension},
author = {Andras Czirok and Albert-Laszlo Barabasi and Tamas Vicsek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9712154},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 5 figures