Simulating Flocks of Birds

Hi there!

This post is a copy of my final project for my Statistical Physics of Living Systems course. It is a summary of the self-propelled particle computer simulation technique, with an application to modeling a flock of birds.

(I apologize for the graininess as it is currently presented. If this bothers you, here is the original PDF.)

Also, here is a video of one of the simulated flocks.

Finally, here is the code, if you want to make animations yourself.

I hope you enjoy :)

Sincerely,

-Matt