Lévy Flight and the Interpersonal Distance of a Pedestrian in a Crowd
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Data Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- (i)
- Mean square displacement (MSD) as a function of time, calculated and plotted on a log-log scale, demonstrates a linear curve that could be fitted with a power law.
- (ii)
- The best-fitted coefficient, greater than 1, indicates that the trajectory is the result of Lévy flight behavior. The MSD histogram is best fitted with a power law featuring an exponential cut-off and another power law.
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Barillé, R. Lévy Flight and the Interpersonal Distance of a Pedestrian in a Crowd. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7585. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177585
Barillé R. Lévy Flight and the Interpersonal Distance of a Pedestrian in a Crowd. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(17):7585. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177585
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarillé, Régis. 2024. "Lévy Flight and the Interpersonal Distance of a Pedestrian in a Crowd" Applied Sciences 14, no. 17: 7585. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177585