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The article frustrated me because it contradicts itself several times. >When it's moderately busy, for instance, the authors found the ants actually speed up,
by spsful 7y ago
The article frustrated me because it contradicts itself several times.
>When it's moderately busy, for instance, the authors found the ants actually speed up, accelerating until a maximum flow or capacity is reached.
Then from the next paragraph:
>Plus, at high density times like this, the ants were found to change their behaviour and slow down to avoid more time-wasting collisions.
Did I miss something here or does this legitimately make no sense?
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoAt low density, ants move at a speed that maximizes efficiency. At medium density, they move a bit more briskly, sacrificing some energy to keep from blocking traffic. At high density, they move more deliberately, avoiding situations like we see on highways where a single vehicle advances rapidly but slows down many others as they brake to avoid it and cause a traffic wave.
- darepublic 7y agoto me it reads as if (density == Density.Moderate) // speed up else if (density == Density.High) // slow down