Self-propelled particles
Phase transitions and collective behavior in self-propelled particle systems, including the effects of noise, speed, density and interactions.
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Prof. Dorilson Cambui
Research in statistical physics, self-propelled particle systems, metabolism, metabolic scaling, Fibonacci dynamics and ontogenetic growth.
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Metabolism and metabolic scaling
Relations between metabolic rate, body mass, and the metabolic scaling exponent, including models of my own development based on Fibonacci dynamics and ontogenetic growth, designed to explore new ways of representing the relationship between body mass, development, and metabolism.
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Metabolic Scaling from Fibonacci Dynamics
The approach connects body mass, developmental stage and the metabolic scaling exponent using a variable \(n\) associated with the golden ratio.
\[M(n)\sim M_0\varphi^n\qquad\Longrightarrow\qquad n=\log_\varphi\!\left(\frac{M}{M_0}\right)\]