Similar chiral phenomena occur in cell cultures and human crowds

Anandwardhan A. Hardikar; Ramesh R. Bhonde; Malati R. Umrani; Mugdha V. Joglekar

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00716-w

Similar chiral phenomena occur in cell cultures and human crowds

Anandwardhan A. Hardikar, Ramesh R. Bhonde, Malati R. Umrani, Mugdha V. Joglekar

School of Medicine

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Assessing crowd dynamics, particularly the spontaneous emergence of collective oscillations in dense human crowds, has direct implications for crowd management and safety. A striking parallel can be drawn between the movements in large crowds and the behaviours of cells observed in culture flasks under time-lapse microscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	306
Number of pages	1
Journal	Nature
Volume	639
Issue number	8054
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00716-w
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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Physics

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