Dense active systems are widespread in nature, examples range from bacterial colonies to biological tissues. Dense clusters of active particles can be obtained by increasing the …
Within a simple model of attractive active Brownian particles, we predict flocking behavior and challenge the widespread idea that alignment interactions are necessary to observe this …
We study how inertia affects the behavior of self-propelled particles moving through a viscous solvent by employing the underdamped version of the active Ornstein–Uhlenbeck …
As a result of nonequilibrium forces, purely repulsive self-propelled particles undergo macrophase separation between a dense and a dilute phase. We present a thorough study …
We explore the emergence of nonequilibrium collective motion in disordered nonthermal active matter when persistent motion and crowding effects compete, using simulations of a …
K Binder, P Virnau - Soft Materials, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A tutorial introduction to the statistical mechanics of phase transitions and phase coexistence is presented, starting out from equilibrium systems and nonequilibrium steady …
The human eye is bored by monotonous landscapes. We are depressed by gray skies, unending plains under the wing of an airliner, featureless urban sprawl, geometric …
Recent investigations of the phase diagram of spherical, purely repulsive, active particles established the existence of a transition from a liquidlike to a solidlike phase analogous to …
Coupling between flows and material properties imbues rheological matter with its wide- ranging applicability, hence the excitement for harnessing the rheology of active fluids for …