On the Interplay between Behavioral Dynamics and Social Interactions in Human Crowds

TL;DR

This paper reviews how social interactions influence human crowd behavior, using kinetic theory models to analyze safety-critical situations and computational methods to understand behavioral dynamics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of modeling human crowd dynamics with a focus on social interactions and safety applications, highlighting the use of kinetic theory methods.

Findings

Social interactions significantly impact crowd behavior.

Kinetic theory effectively models active particle dynamics in crowds.

Computational applications reveal behavioral influences on safety.

Abstract

This paper provides an overview and critical analysis on the modeling and applications of the dynamics of human crowds, where social interactions can have an important influence on the behavioral dynamics of the crowd viewed as a living, hence complex, system. The analysis looks at real physical situations where safety problems might arise in some specific circumstances. The approach is based on the methods of the kinetic theory of active particles. Computational applications enlighten the role of human behaviors.