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Crowd synchrony on the Millennium Bridge

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  • Steven H. Strogatz

    (Cornell University)

  • Daniel M. Abrams

    (Cornell University)

  • Allan McRobie

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Bruno Eckhardt

    (University of Maryland
    Fachbereich Physik, Philipps-Universität Marburg)

  • Edward Ott

    (University of Maryland)

Abstract

Footbridges start to sway when packed with pedestrians falling into step with their vibrations.

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  • Steven H. Strogatz & Daniel M. Abrams & Allan McRobie & Bruno Eckhardt & Edward Ott, 2005. "Crowd synchrony on the Millennium Bridge," Nature, Nature, vol. 438(7064), pages 43-44, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:438:y:2005:i:7064:d:10.1038_438043a
    DOI: 10.1038/438043a
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    1. Igor Belykh & Mateusz Bocian & Alan R. Champneys & Kevin Daley & Russell Jeter & John H. G. Macdonald & Allan McRobie, 2021. "Emergence of the London Millennium Bridge instability without synchronisation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.
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    3. Kalloniatis, Alexander C. & McLennan-Smith, Timothy A. & Roberts, Dale O., 2020. "Modelling distributed decision-making in Command and Control using stochastic network synchronisation," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 284(2), pages 588-603.
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    5. Yadav, Vijay K. & Shukla, Vijay K. & Das, Subir, 2019. "Difference synchronization among three chaotic systems with exponential term and its chaos control," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 36-51.
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    7. Keiko Yokoyama & Yuji Yamamoto, 2011. "Three People Can Synchronize as Coupled Oscillators during Sports Activities," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(10), pages 1-8, October.
    8. Weng, Tongfeng & Chen, Xiaolu & Ren, Zhuoming & Xu, Jin & Yang, Huijie, 2023. "Multiple moving agents on complex networks: From intermittent synchronization to complete synchronization," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 614(C).
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    10. Seitz, Michael J. & Dietrich, Felix & Köster, Gerta, 2015. "The effect of stepping on pedestrian trajectories," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 421(C), pages 594-604.

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