"starling flocks, it turns out, are best described with equations of "critical transitions" —
systems that are poised to tip, to be almost instantly and completely transformed, like metals
becoming magnetized or liquid turning to gas. each starling in a flock is connected to every
other. when a flock turns in unison, it’s a phase transition. . . .
but what physiological mechanisms allow it to happen almost simultaneously in two birds
separated by hundreds of feet and hundreds of other birds? that remains to be discovered" . . .
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startling!
systems that are poised to tip, to be almost instantly and completely transformed, like metals
becoming magnetized or liquid turning to gas. each starling in a flock is connected to every
other. when a flock turns in unison, it’s a phase transition. . . .
but what physiological mechanisms allow it to happen almost simultaneously in two birds
separated by hundreds of feet and hundreds of other birds? that remains to be discovered" . . .
_ _ _
startling!
аууу, как съм го пропуснала това!! разкош! :)))
ReplyDeleteбяха при нас около новата година, но вече ги няма.
ReplyDeleteотлетяха по други места - да се преливат в небето.