Obiettivo Systems composed of a large number of interacting heterogeneous agents often display complex properties that cannot be deduced in a simple way by studying the behaviour of single agents. This research aims to study three-dimensional complex pattern for mation, in order to get a strong insight into features that may be relevant in more complex situations where the components move in a high dimensional configuration space. Animal group movements look very promising in this respect and we will concentra te our attention on the flocking behaviour of starlings, representing perhaps the best widely known example for the above class of behaviours. We will study the reasons of particular forms of flocking with the aim of understanding the collective movement o f the flock and its form in relation to the behaviour of the individuals of the group. Our goals are the following: a) By getting three-dimensional reconstructions of their movements, we aim to characterize experimentally in a quantitative and qualitative way these movements. We plan to monitor the flock movements in space with the resolution of a single bird, in order to get information on possible leadership of a few birds. Data taken in aviaries will be used for comparison. b) We want to construct new mo dels that give rise to such complex group behaviour. The experimental data should be crucial in inspiring these models and to discriminate possible differences among them. c) We intend to interpret the biological meaning and relevance of the formation of t hese patterns. d) As far as collective movements are common phenomena also in human behaviour (particular relevant in economics) we would like to explore the possibility of exporting the models and the techniques to economic collective choices. In this way we try to develop ways to investigate the reasons of social events, e.g. fashions, to understand socio-economic herding, and possibly to devise methods to tame dangerous excessive market fluctuations. Campo scientifico social scienceseconomics and businesseconomics Programma(i) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Argomento(i) NEST-2003-1 - Adventure activities Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2003-NEST-PATH Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinatore ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER LA FISICA DELLA MATERIA Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Corso Perrone, 24 GENOVA Italia Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (6) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 31-33 Rue de la Federation PARIS Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato EOTVOS LORAND TUDOMANYEGYETEM Ungheria Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Egyetem ter 1-3 BUDAPEST Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Viale Regina Elena 299 ROMA Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Hofgartenstrasse 8 MUENCHEN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Broerstraat 5 GRONINGEN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7 PISA Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato