Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-19-2008
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review E
Abstract
We consider a general model of self-propelling particles interacting through a pairwise attractive force in the presence of noise and communication time delay. Previous work by Erdmann [Phys. Rev. E 71, 051904 (2005)] has shown that a large enough noise intensity will cause a translating swarm of individuals to transition to a rotating swarm with a stationary center of mass. We show that with the addition of a time delay, the model possesses a transition that depends on the size of the coupling amplitude. This transition is independent of the initial swarm state (traveling or rotating) and is characterized by the alignment of all of the individuals along with a swarm oscillation. By considering the mean field equations without noise, we show that the time-delay-induced transition is associated with a Hopf bifurcation. The analytical result yields good agreement with numerical computations of the value of the coupling parameter at the Hopf point.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevE.77.035203
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Forgoston, Eric and Schwartz, Ira B., "Delay-Induced Instabilities in Self-Propelling Swarms" (2008). Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 35.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/appliedmath-stats-facpubs/35
Published Citation
Forgoston, E., & Schwartz, I. B. (2008). Delay-induced instabilities in self-propelling swarms. Physical Review E, 77(3), 035203.