TY - JOUR AB - A continuum model for a population of self-propelled particlesinteracting through nematic alignment is derived from an individual-based model. The methodology consists of introducing a hydrodynamic scaling of the corresponding mean field kinetic equation. The resulting perturbation problem is solved thanks to the concept of generalized collision invariants. It yields a hyperbolic but non-conservative system of equations for the nematicmean direction of the ow and the densities of particles owing parallel or anti-parallel to this mean direction. Diffusive terms are introduced under a weakly non-local interaction assumption and the diffusion coefficient is proven to be positive. An application to the modeling of myxobacteria is outlined. AU - Degond,PAA AU - Manhart,A AU - Yu,H DO - 10.3934/dcdsb.2017063 EP - 1327 PY - 2017/// SN - 1553-524X SP - 1295 TI - A continuum model for nematic alignment of self-propelled particles T2 - Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/dcdsb.2017063 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/41271 VL - 22 ER -