Body-attitude coordination in arbitrary dimension

Abstract

We consider a system of self-propelled agents interacting through body attitude coordination in arbitrary dimension $n \geq 3$. We derive the formal kinetic and hydrodynamic limits for this model. Previous literature was restricted to dimension $n=3$ only and relied on parametrizations of the rotation group that are only valid in dimension $3$. To extend the result to arbitrary dimensions $n \geq 3$, we develop a different strategy based on Lie group representations and the Weyl integration formula. These results open the way to the study of the resulting hydrodynamic model (the "Self-Organized Hydrodynamics for Body orientation (SOHB)'') in arbitrary dimensions.