Physics – Physics and Society
Scientific paper
2010-05-19
Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (2009) 469-497
Physics
Physics and Society
Scientific paper
The spontaneous organization of collective activities in animal groups and societies has attracted a considerable amount of attention over the last decade. This kind of coordination often permits group-living species to achieve collective tasks that are far beyond single individuals capabilities. In particular, a key benefit lies in the integration of partial knowledge of the environment at the collective level. In this contribution we discuss various self-organization phenomena in animal swarms and human crowds from the point of view of information exchange among individuals. In particular, we provide a general description of collective dynamics across species and introduce a classification of these dynamics not only with respect to the way information is transferred among individuals, but also with regard to the knowledge processing at the collective level. Finally, we highlight the fact that the individuals' ability to learn from past experiences can have a feedback effect on the collective dynamics, as experienced with the development of behavioral conventions in pedestrian crowds.
Garnier Simon
Helbing Dirk
Moussaid Mehdi
Theraulaz Guy
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