Mosh pits can shed light on panic situations
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—When physics graduate student Jesse Silverberg took his girlfriend to a heavy metal concert, he didn't dive into the mosh pit as usual. He hung back and observed that humans act like particles, dancing into "collective motion"—from which models could provide insight into panicked crowds.