Dense crowds follow their own rules

When thousands of people are packed into a confined space, collective dynamics takes over. The phenomenon can be described with a physical model.

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Physics Today
Published
2025-02-27
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https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.zoqw.lmvn
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Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
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Dense crowds follow their own rules

Johanna L. Miller
Physics Today
Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
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Dense crowds follow their own rules

Johanna L. Miller
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Abstract

When thousands of people are packed into a confined space, collective dynamics takes over. The phenomenon can be described with a physical model.

Physics TodayVol. 78(4)
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Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
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