[FRIAM] Flocking

[Phil Henshaw]

Thanks, they're stupendous!   It's obviously all in their minds,
though... there's just nothing else at play.   I don't have any idea how
to ask them what the big issue is!
 
These are very different from the ones I was thinking of when I
mentioned flocking as an extraordinarily beautiful complex system
phenomenon.   These seem to take on very clear fluid flow
characteristics, the regular spacing between individuals and the
serpentine lava lamp like gyrations of the groups.     The ones I was
remembering had some of the same kinds of soaring groups but not the
uniform spacing and more evidence of individuals or small groups
splitting off and then others pealing off to join them until some large
piece had separated.
 
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: friam-bounces at redfish.com [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On
Behalf Of Douglas Roberts
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 3:42 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: [FRIAM] Flocking


I know you FRIAM'ers are fond of flocking behavior:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8761390434094738310
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8761390434094738310&pr=goog-sl>
&pr=goog-sl 



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