Crowd Dynamics, Volume 3: Modeling and Social Applications in the Time of COVID-19

This contributed volume explores innovative research in the modeling, simulation, and control of crowd dynamics. Chapter authors approach the topic from the perspectives of mathematics, physics, engineering, and psychology, providing a comprehensive overview of the work carried out in this challenging interdisciplinary research field. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, special consideration is given to applications of crowd dynamics to the prevention of the spreading of contagious diseases.

Some of the specific topics covered in this volume include:
Impact of physical distancing on the evacuation of crowds
Generalized solutions of opinion dynamics models
Crowd dynamics coupled with models for infectious disease spreading
Optimized strategies for leaders in controlling the dynamics of a crowd

Crowd Dynamics, Volume 3 is ideal for mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and other researchers working in the rapidly growing field of modeling and simulation of human crowds.