Physicists from Spain and France say they’ve detected a predictable pattern for the first time in large, dense crowds: oscillating or swirling groups of people that, if left to grow too large, can create dangerous conditions. The researchers used special cameras and software to detect the pattern, as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.
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