Complex emergent dynamics of anisotropic swarms: Convergence vs oscillation

Tianguang Chu, Long Wang, Tongwen Chen and Shumei Mu

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2006, vol. 30, issue 4, 875-885

Abstract: This paper considers an anisotropic swarm model with a simple attraction and repulsion function. It is shown that the members of a reciprocal swarm will aggregate and eventually form a cohesive cluster of finite size around the swarm center. Moreover, the swarm system is also completely stable, i.e., every solution converges to the set of equilibrium points of the system. These results are also valid for a class of non-reciprocal swarms under the detailed balance condition on coupling weights. For general non-reciprocal swarms, numerical simulations are worked out to demonstrate more complex oscillatory motions in the systems. The study provides further insight into the effect of the interaction pattern on the collective behavior of a swarm system.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2005.08.133

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