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Study observes that similarities between physical and biological systems might be greater than we think

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Study simulated the conditions that cause a sudden shift from a disordered state to a coordinated one in "self-propelled agents" The study is based on the physics of materials.

The crucial difference for physicists in this case has to do with the concept of distance.

Particles moving in a space with many other particles influence each other.

"The road towards understanding collective motion as we see it in biology—and using it to design new materials—is still long, but we are making progress." More information: Fluctuation-Induced First Order Transition to Collective Motion, Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment ( 2024 ). DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468 /ad6428 Provided by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA).

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