WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Pursuit Curves

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maximal running time of the predator
predator speed
prey spiral contraction speed
initial position predator
Given a moving prey (black path) with unit speed and a time-dependent position
{x(t),y(t)}
, a predator (colored path), moving with speed
v
, runs at all times in the direction of the current position of the prey. ​