Dresden 2026 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik

DY 5: Focus Session: Physics of Behavior (joint session SOE/DY)

DY 5.1: Hauptvortrag

Montag, 9. März 2026, 09:30–10:00, GÖR/0226

Memory and equilibrium in collective animal behaviour — •Thierry Mora — Ecole normale supérieure and CNRS, Paris, France

Some animal groups behave in a highly coordinated way, reminiscent of ordered phases in physics. However, animals are also heterogeneous, have memory, and operate out of equilibrium. I will present recent attempts at modeling the complex dynamics of social groups of mice interacting freely in a controlled environment. I will then assess how far from equilibrium collective behaviour might be, both in recordings of real bird flocks and in flocking models.

Keywords: collective behaviour; non-equilibrium dynamics; non-Markovian dynamics; bird flocks; animal collectives