{
  "id": "cond-mat/0307295",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2003-07-11T21:34:35.000Z",
  "updated": "2003-07-11T21:34:35.000Z",
  "title": "Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics of swarms of driven particles",
  "authors": [
    "Werner Ebeling",
    "Udo Erdmann"
  ],
  "comment": "11 pages, 2 figures",
  "journal": "Complexity, 8(4):23-30 (2003)",
  "doi": "10.1002/cplx.10090",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech",
    "physics.bio-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "As a rough model for the collective motions of cells and organisms we develop here the statistical mechanics of swarms of self-propelled particles. Our approach is closely related to the recently developed theory of active Brownian motion and the theory of canonical-dissipative systems. Free motion and motion of a swarms confined in an external field is studied. Briefly the case of particles confined on a ring and interacting by repulsive forces is studied. In more detail we investigate self-confinement by Morse-type attracting forces. We begin with pairs N = 2; the attractors and distribution functions are discussed, then the case N > 2 is discussed. Simulations for several dynamical modes of swarms of active Brownian particles interacting by Morse forces are presented. In particular we study rotations, drift, fluctuations of shape and cluster formation.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2003-07-11T21:34:35.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "nonequilibrium statistical mechanics",
      "driven particles",
      "rough model",
      "free motion",
      "external field"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 11,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2003cond.mat..7295E"
    }
  }
}