Active systems evade the rules of equilibrium thermodynamics by constantly dissipating
energy at the level of their microscopic components. This energy flux stems from the …

Active matter encompasses systems whose individual constituents dissipate energy to exert
propelling forces on their environment. These systems exhibit dynamical phenomena with …

For a large class of nonequilibrium systems, thermodynamic notions like work, heat, and, in
particular, entropy production can be identified on the level of fluctuating dynamical …

Stochastic thermodynamics lays down a broad framework to revisit the venerable concepts
of heat, work and entropy production for individual stochastic trajectories of mesoscopic …

Because of its nonequilibrium character, active matter in a steady state can drive engines
that autonomously deliver work against a constant mechanical force or torque. As a generic …

Active systems are driven out of equilibrium by exchanging energy and momentum with their
environment. This endows them with anomalous mechanical properties that are reviewed in …

The stationary-state distribution function of confined active Brownian particles (ABPs) is
analyzed by computer simulations and analytical calculations. We consider a radial …

Entropy production of an active particle in an external potential is identified through a
thermodynamically consistent minimal lattice model that includes the chemical reaction …

Information engines can convert thermal fluctuations of a bath at temperature T into work at
rates of order k BT per relaxation time of the system. We show experimentally that such …

Randomly moving active particles can be herded into directed motion by asymmetric
geometric structures. Although such a rectification process has been extensively studied due …