Crowd dynamics research in the era of Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities

M Haghani - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
With the issues of crowd control and physical distancing becoming central to disease
prevention measures, one would expect that crowd research should become a focus of …

A study on prosocial behavior of wearing a mask and self-quarantining to prevent the spread of diseases underpinned by evolutionary game theory

R Tori, J Tanimoto - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2022 - Elsevier
In the wake of COVID-19, mask-wearing practice and self-quarantine is thought to be the
most effective means of controlling disease spread. The current study develops an …

On the ideal gas law for crowds with high pressure

Z Li, L Fang - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Active particle systems, such as human crowds, are out of equilibrium posing a significant
challenge in identifying a suitable equation of state. However, several previous observations …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing indoor building occupant safety in the built environment: Assessing the validity of social force modeling for simulating physical distancing …

I Yoon, C Ahn, S Ahn, B Lee, J Lee, M Park - Developments in the Built …, 2024 - Elsevier
Facility managers play a key role in ensuring the safety of occupants in indoor environments,
particularly in the event of a disaster. Pedestrian Simulation Models, such as the Social …

Social distancing and the future of pedestrian dynamics

M Chraibi, A Schadschneider, A Tordeux - arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.06065, 2023 - arxiv.org
Many countries have introduced social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic in
order to reduce spreading of the virus in public spaces. This has inspired research on …

The effects of social distancing markers on single-file pedestrian movement during the pandemic

T Lu, P Zhu - Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Social distancing markers placed on the floor are a commonly used measure by city
authorities to remind pedestrians to keep a safe distance during the pandemic. However …

High Fidelity Human Trajectory Tracking Based on Surveillance Camera Data

Z Li, L Fang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.16328, 2023 - arxiv.org
Human crowds exhibit a wide range of interesting patterns, and measuring them is of great
interest in areas ranging from psychology and social science to civil engineering. While\textit …