Sugi Takuma, Ito Hiroshi, H Nagai Ken
Program of Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan.
Biophys Physicobiol. 2021 Oct 20;18:254-262. doi: 10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.028. eCollection 2021.
Active matter refers to systems composed of elements that are self-propelled by the dissipation of energy, in which dynamical patterns emerge, as is the case of flocks of birds and schools of fish. Some researchers in active matter physics seek to identify unified descriptions of such collective motions through interdisciplinary approaches by biologists and physicists. Through such collaborations, experimental studies pertaining to active matter physics have been developing recently, which allow us to verify the proposed mathematical models. Here, we review collective pattern formations and behaviors of animals from the perspective of active matter physics.
活性物质是指由通过能量耗散实现自我推进的元素组成的系统，在这类系统中会出现动力学模式，鸟群和鱼群就是这样的例子。活性物质物理学的一些研究人员试图通过生物学家和物理学家的跨学科方法来确定此类集体运动的统一描述。通过这种合作，有关活性物质物理学的实验研究近来不断发展，这使我们能够验证所提出的数学模型。在此，我们从活性物质物理学的角度综述动物的集体模式形成和行为。
