Math explains why people form lines in dense crowds.

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  • Author(s): Mackenzie, Dana (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Science News Explores. Nov2023, Vol. 2 Issue 10, p5-5. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
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    • Subject Terms:
      CROWDS; COVID-19 pandemic; MATHEMATICS; PUBLIC spaces; SWARM intelligence
    • Abstract:
      In a crowd, Rogers and Bacik found, the end result is lanes about two people wide - just big enough to resist diffusion. Rogers and Bacik began working on crowds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rogers and Bacik added factors related to crowd patterns to Helbing's software. [Extracted from the article]
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