Emergence of a single cluster in Vicsek's model at very low noise

The classic Vicsek model [Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1226 (1995)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1226] is studied in the regime of very low noise intensities, which is shown to be characterized by a cluster [macrocluster (MC)] that contains a macroscopic fraction of the system particles. It is shown...

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Autor: Barberis, Lucas Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/90480
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/90480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:SELF PROPELLED PARTICLES
CLUSTERING
LOW NOISE
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Sumario:The classic Vicsek model [Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1226 (1995)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1226] is studied in the regime of very low noise intensities, which is shown to be characterized by a cluster [macrocluster (MC)] that contains a macroscopic fraction of the system particles. It is shown that the well-known power-law behavior of the cluster-size distribution loses its cutoff, becoming bimodal at very low noise intensities: A peak develops for larger sizes to settle the emergence of the MC. The average cluster number m∗ is introduced as a parameter that properly describes this change, i.e., a line in the noise-speed phase portrait can be identified to separates both regimes. Finite-size scaling analysis is performed to show that a phase transition to a macroscopic cluster is taking place. Consistency of the results with the literature is also checked and commented on.