Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 225, 1143-1147 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2016-02660-5

Regular Article

Coordinated aggregation in complex systems:

an interdisciplinary approach

¹ Université Libre de Bruxelles, (CeNoLi-ULB) Interdisciplinary Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Bruxelles, Belgium
² Service de Physique des Systèmes Complexes et Mécanique Statistique, Bruxelles, Belgium
³ Service de Biologie des Organismes, Unité d' Ecologie Sociale (USE), Bruxelles, Belgium

^a e-mail: vbasios@ulb.ac.be

Received: 28 March 2016
Revised: 26 July 2016
Published online: 30 September 2016

Abstract

The study of the topic of guided aggregation in biology brings together decision making, collective motion and the dynamical interplay between individuals and groups. At the same time it meets statistical mechanics and the physics of complex systems in a new paradigmatic thinking. We propose a research platform for implementation and for undertaking systematic studies of coordinated aggregation, in a truly multi- and inter-disciplinary fashion.