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  • Physics
  • Complex Systems
  • Statistical Mechanics

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  • Polar flocks exhibit collective motion and spontaneous rotational symmetry breaking.
  • Understanding the hydrodynamic behavior of these ordered phases is crucial for complex systems research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a hydrodynamic description for the homogeneous ordered phase of polar flocks.
  • To investigate the dynamics of the Goldstone mode and its relation to broken rotational symmetry.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of hydrodynamic equations from symmetry principles.
  • Analysis of two-dimensional Malthusian and Vicsek flock models.
  • Development of scaling relations to compute scaling exponents.

Main Results:

  • A hydrodynamic description for polar flock ordered phases was successfully formulated.
  • Exact scaling relations were derived, showing excellent agreement with simulations.
  • The dynamics of the Goldstone mode were analyzed in both Malthusian and Vicsek flock scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed hydrodynamic framework accurately describes polar flock collective behavior.
  • The derived scaling relations provide a powerful tool for analyzing flock dynamics.
  • This work offers new insights into the statistical mechanics of self-propelled active matter.