Table 1 Parameters used in simulations (unless mentioned otherwise).
From: Phototaxis as a Collective Phenomenon in Cyanobacterial Colonies
Parameter | Quantity | Value |
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R | cell radius | 1 |
A | appendage length | 4R |
a | number of appendages per cell | 4 |
γ 0 | inverse of initial cell speed | 1/(0.1R) |
(k 1, k 2) | force parameters | (1, 2) |
S 0 | initial slime within colony | 1000 |
S max | maximum slime a grid point can contain | 1000 |
S rate | slime deposition rate | 0.1 |
p photo | phototaxis probability | 0.1 |
ϕ ch | proportion of freeloaders | 0 |
ρ | average colony density | 0.05 |