Phase transition of vortexlike self-propelled particles induced by a hostile particle

Haibin Duan and Xiangyin Zhang
Phys. Rev. E 92, 012701 – Published 1 July 2015

Abstract

When encountering a hostile particle, the avoidance behaviors of the vortex state of self-propelled particles exhibit phase transition phenomena such that the vortex state can change into a crystal state. Based on the self-propelled particle model and a molecular dynamics simulation, the dynamic response of the vortex swarm induced by a hostile particle (predator or obstacle) is studied. Three parameters are defined to characterize the collective escaping behaviors, including the order parameter, the flock size, and the roundness parameter. If a predator moves slower with a larger risk radius, the vortex swarm cannot return to its original vortex state, but rather transforms into a crystal state. The critical phase transition radius, the maximum risk radius of a predator with which the transition from a vortex to crystal state cannot take place, is also examined by considering the influence of the model parameters. To some degree, the critical radius reflects the stability and robustness of the vortex swarm.

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  • Received 25 January 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.012701

©2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Haibin Duan* and Xiangyin Zhang

  • Bio-inspired Autonomous Flight Systems (BAFS) Research Group, School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China

  • *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: hbduan@buaa.edu.cn

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Vol. 92, Iss. 1 — July 2015

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