The paper argues that the original arctan-based Vicsek update breaks O(2) symmetry and that an adaptive phase shift makes the flocking phase transition vanish.
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Absence of $\mathrm{O} (2)$ symmetry in the Vicsek model
The paper argues that the original arctan-based Vicsek update breaks O(2) symmetry and that an adaptive phase shift makes the flocking phase transition vanish.