How Flocking Birds “Defy” One of Physics’ Most Fundamental Laws

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Newton Reloaded IllustrationBird flocks, bacterial swarms, and even crowds move according to interaction rules that appear to break one of physics’ most fundamental principles: Newton’s law of action and reaction. Birds can see much of what is happening around them, but when flying in a flock, they respond only to birds beside them or ahead of them. [...]
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