Measured by the lab
0.9979
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Investigating · emergenceFlocking simulation
At what level of noise does a flock stop flocking?
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Known value
1
Relative error
2.10e-3
Units: N·E[φ²] for iid uniform headings — exact at every N (Rayleigh 1880)
How the lab tests it
Raise the heading noise η step by step and measure the polar order φ(η), locating where coherent motion collapses.
What it looks for
an order–disorder transition at a critical noise η_c
This simulation has a catalogued, oracle-checked result: Flocking (Vicsek).