Persistence Time Gives Run Length - Biophysical Active Matter and Cellular Motion Step by Step

A persistence time converts speed into one deterministic run length. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Use speed and persistence time

Speed 4 m/s persists for 3 s.

4\ \text{m/s}\quad3\ \text{s}

Speed times time gives run length

The run length is 12 m.

4\cdot3=12\ \text{m}