Internship and thesis proposals
To interact or not to interact? A study of collective motion of animal groups with non-reciprocal interactions.

Domaines
Statistical physics
Biophysics
Physics of living systems
Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics

Type of internship
Expérimental
Description
This project explores how non-reciprocal interactions—where individuals do not equally perceive each other—impact collective motion, by experimentally modifying the field of vision of sheep to create heterogeneous interaction patterns. It examines how these asymmetries influence group cohesion, movement dynamics, and the emergence of collective motion phases.

Contact
Luis Gómez-Nava
Laboratory : LPS - UMR 8502
Team : Laboratoire de Physique des Solides: Équipe Théorie de la Matière Molle et Matière Active
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