Stability properties of the collective stationary motion of self-propelling particles with conservative kinematic constraints

In our previous papers we proposed a continuum model for the dynamics of the systems of self-propelling particles with conservative kinematic constraints on the velocities. We have determined a class of stationary solutions of this hydrodynamic model and have shown that two types of stationary flow, linear and axially symmetric ( vortical) flow, are possible. In this paper we consider the stability properties of these stationary flows. We show, using a linear stability analysis, that the linear solutions are neutrally stable with respect to the imposed velocity and density perturbations. A similar analysis of the stability of the vortical solution is found to be not conclusive.