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Nonlinear Analysis Seminar and Differential Equation Seminar: Mikhail Perepelitsa, University of Houston, Kinetic modeling of Myxobacteria motion with nematic alignment
April 12, 2023 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Motivated by motion of myxobacteria, we review several kinetic approaches for modeling motion of self-propelled, interacting rods. We will focus on collisional models of Boltzmann type and discuss the derivation of the governing equations, the range of their validity, and present some analytical and numerical results. We will show that collisional models have a natural connection to classical mean-field models of nematic alignment.