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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dynamics of Self -Organization of Ramified Patterns in an Electromechanical System
Abstract
dc:descriptionIn the experiments described above, we explore the dynamics of how tree structures self-organize in the system. We are also interested, more generally, in how the detailed structure of ramified patterns affects the properties of systems that use them for transportation. Therefore, in collaboration with researchers at the Santa Fe Institute, we theoretically explore a biological system: ant foraging colonies. These are commonly known to forage along ramified trunk trail networks. We show that the structure of these foraging patterns has consequences on the net energy collection rate of the ant colony. From this, we predict that there should exist both an optimal and maximal colony size.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Physics
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Jun, Joseph
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Hubler, Alfred
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3153336
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80503