Social distancing slows down steady dynamics in pedestrianflows

• Published in: Physics of fluids (1994) Vol. 33; no. 10
• Main Authors: Kramer, Kelby B, Wang, Gerald J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Counterflow; Density; Disease control; Fluid dynamics; Independent variables; Jamming; Pedestrian traffic flow; Pedestrians; Physics; Public health; Social distancing; Social factors; Two dimensional models

Amidst the ongoing pandemic, social distancing has been broadly adopted as an effectivefront-line defense strategy for mitigating disease transmission. Viewed through the lensof particle-based simulations of flow, the practice of social distancing corresponds to a(significant) increase in an interna...