Analysis of a Phase Transition in a Physics-Based Multiagent System

This paper uses physics-based techniques to analyze a physics-based multiagent system. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses are provided to better understand and predict a system phase transition. These analyses yield deep insights into the system behavior. Furthermore, they have been tested in a practical context on actual robots and proven to be quite effective for setting system parameters.

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