Table 2.
Parameter name | Symbol | Value | Range | Main, experimentally detectable effect (s) |
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Cell-cell boundary cost | α | 2 | 1–4 | cell boundary flexibility, cell shape |
Free cell boundary cost (relevant only in single-cell simulations) | β | 1 | - | cell boundary flexibility, cell shape, surface tension of aggregates. |
Target cell area | A | 50 | - | cell-cell distance |
Area constraint coefficient | λ | 1 | 0.5–2 | cell size fluctuations |
Self propulsion coefficient | P | 2 | 0.5–4 | average cell speed |
Decay rate of cell polarity | r | 0.2 | 0.8 – 0.02 | persistence time of cell motion |