The Vicsek Model - An Update, Weak Spatial Quenched Disorder

The Vicsek Model - An Update, Weak Spatial Quenched Disorder

Delve into the second part of a comprehensive lecture on the Vicsek Model, focusing on weak spatial quenched disorder. Explore advanced concepts in active matter physics as Hugues Chaté provides an in-depth update on this influential model. Gain insights into how environmental heterogeneities affect collective phenomena in complex systems, from biofilament-motor protein suspensions to flying birds. Examine the latest theoretical approaches and experimental findings in the field of active matter operating in complex environments. Enhance your understanding of motility-induced phase separation, tissue formation, and the impact of geometrical disorder on self-propelled particles.