1. Natural Swarms in $\bf 3.99$ Dimensions
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Cavagna, Andrea, Di Carlo, Luca, Giardina, Irene, Grigera, Tomas S., Melillo, Stefania, Parisi, Leonardo, Pisegna, Giulia, and Scandolo, Mattia
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Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics ,Physics - Biological Physics ,Quantitative Biology - Quantitative Methods - Abstract
The dynamical critical exponent $z$ of natural swarms of insects is calculated using the renormalization group to order $\epsilon = 4-d$. A novel fixed point emerges, where both activity and inertia are relevant. In three dimensions the critical exponent at the new fixed point is $z = 1.35$, in agreement with both experiments ($1.37 \pm 0.11$) and numerical simulations ($1.35 \pm 0.04$)., Comment: Numerical simulations to validate RG predictions added. Experimental assesment of the dynamic critical exponent revised. 72 pages, 24 figures, 1 table
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- 2021
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