Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted April 18, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted April 18, 2024 Particles move in beautiful patterns when they have ‘spatial memory’ A beautiful and surprisingly complex pattern produced by ‘mathematical billiards’ Albers et al. PRL 2024 In a mathematical version of billiards, particles that avoid retracing their paths get trapped in intricate and hard to predict patterns – which might eventually help us understand the complex movement patterns of living organisms. When searching for food, animals including ants and ****** moulds leave chemical trails in their environment, which helps them avoid accidentally retracing their steps. This behaviour is not uncommon in biology, but when This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and his colleagues… This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up mathematics #Particles #move #beautiful #patterns #spatial #memory This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/17861-particles-move-in-beautiful-patterns-when-they-have-%E2%80%98spatial-memory%E2%80%99/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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