期刊
PHYSICA D-NONLINEAR PHENOMENA
卷 260, 期 -, 页码 176-190出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2012.10.010
关键词
Phototaxis; Reaction-diffusion master equation; Collective motion; Group dynamics
资金
- NSF/NIGMS [DMS-0758374]
- National Cancer Institute [R01CA130817]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Mathematical Sciences [0758374] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Recently we developed a stochastic particle system describing local interactions between cyanobacteria. We focused on the common freshwater cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp., which are coccoidal bacteria that utilize group dynamics to move toward a light source, a motion referred to as phototaxis. We were particularly interested in the local interactions between cells that were located in low to medium density areas away from the front. The simulations of our stochastic particle system in 2D replicated many experimentally observed phenomena, such as the formation of aggregations and the quasi-random motion of cells. In this paper, we seek to develop a better understanding of group dynamics produced by this model. To facilitate this study, we replace the stochastic model with a system of ordinary differential equations describing the evolution of particles in 1D. Unlike many other models, our emphasis is on particles that selectively choose one of their neighbors as the preferred direction of motion. Furthermore, we incorporate memory by allowing persistence in the motion. We conduct numerical simulations which allow us to efficiently explore the space of parameters, in order to study the stability, size, and merging of aggregations. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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