Jean-Baptiste Caussin
Papers
2
Total Citations
235
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2
About
Jean-Baptiste Caussin is a physicist whose research sits at the intersection of statistical mechanics and active matter, exploring how living or synthetic systems self-organize into collective motion. His most influential work, "Distortion and destruction of colloidal flocks in disordered environments" (2016, 176 citations), reveals how obstacles and spatial disorder disrupt the coherent movement of flocking particles—a key insight for understanding real-world biological swarms navigating complex terrains. Caussin also made notable contributions with his study on collective motion with anticipation (2015, 59 citations), where he demonstrated that when particles anticipate their neighbors' future orientations, traditional flocking collapses, giving rise instead to spinning and swarming behaviors. This work challenges standard models of collective behavior and opens new perspectives on how anticipation shapes group dynamics, from bird flocks to robotic swarms. His research bridges theory and experiment, offering a deeper understanding of how order emerges—and breaks—in active systems. With over 235 combined citations, Caussin’s work continues to influence the fields of active matter and non-equilibrium physics.
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Top Papers
- 1Distortion and destruction of colloidal flocks in disordered environments176 citations · 2016
- 2Collective motion with anticipation: Flocking, spinning, and swarming59 citations · 2015