Frontiers in Physics (Jun 2020)

A Logistic Model for Counting Crowds and Flowing Particles

  • Byung Mook Weon,
  • Byung Mook Weon,
  • Byung Mook Weon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.00212
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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Counting how many people or particles pass through a specific space within a specific time is an interesting question in applied physics and social science. Here a logistic model is developed to estimate the total number of moving crowds or flowing particles. This model sheds light on a collective contribution of crowd or particle growth rate and transient probability within a specific space. This model may offer a basic concept to understand transport dynamics of moving crowds and flowing particles.

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