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  1. Article ; Online: Entropy production and collective excitations of crystals out of equilibrium: The concept of entropons.

    Caprini, L / Marini Bettolo Marconi, U / Löwen, H

    Physical review. E

    2023  Volume 108, Issue 4-1, Page(s) 44603

    Abstract: We study the collective vibrational excitations of crystals under out-of-equilibrium steady conditions that give rise to entropy production. Their excitation spectrum comprises equilibriumlike phonons of thermal origin and additional collective ... ...

    Abstract We study the collective vibrational excitations of crystals under out-of-equilibrium steady conditions that give rise to entropy production. Their excitation spectrum comprises equilibriumlike phonons of thermal origin and additional collective excitations called entropons because each of them represents a mode of spectral entropy production. Entropons coexist with phonons and dominate them when the system is far from equilibrium while they are negligible in near-equilibrium regimes. The concept of entropons has been recently introduced and verified in a special case of crystals formed by self-propelled particles. Here we show that entropons exist in a broader class of active crystals that are intrinsically out of equilibrium and characterized by the lack of detailed balance. After a general derivation, several explicit examples are discussed, including crystals consisting of particles with alignment interactions and frictional contact forces.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2844562-4
    ISSN 2470-0053 ; 2470-0045
    ISSN (online) 2470-0053
    ISSN 2470-0045
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.108.044603
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  2. Article ; Online: Chiral active matter in external potentials.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Löwen, Hartmut / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto

    Soft matter

    2023  Volume 19, Issue 33, Page(s) 6234–6246

    Abstract: We investigate the interplay between chirality and confinement induced by the presence of an external potential. For potentials having radial symmetry, the circular character of the trajectories induced by the chiral motion reduces the spatial ... ...

    Abstract We investigate the interplay between chirality and confinement induced by the presence of an external potential. For potentials having radial symmetry, the circular character of the trajectories induced by the chiral motion reduces the spatial fluctuations of the particle, thus providing an extra effective confining mechanism, that can be interpreted as a lowering of the effective temperature. In the case of non-radial potentials, for instance, with an elliptic shape, chirality displays a richer scenario. Indeed, the chirality can break the parity symmetry of the potential that is always fulfilled in the non-chiral system. The probability distribution displays a strong non-Maxwell-Boltzmann shape that emerges in cross-correlations between the two Cartesian components of the position, that vanishes in the absence of chirality or when radial symmetry of the potential is restored. These results are obtained by considering two popular models in active matter,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2191476-X
    ISSN 1744-6848 ; 1744-683X
    ISSN (online) 1744-6848
    ISSN 1744-683X
    DOI 10.1039/d3sm00793f
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  3. Article ; Online: Spontaneous Velocity Alignment in Motility-Induced Phase Separation.

    Caprini, L / Marini Bettolo Marconi, U / Puglisi, A

    Physical review letters

    2020  Volume 124, Issue 7, Page(s) 78001

    Abstract: We study a system of purely repulsive spherical self-propelled particles in the minimal setup inducing motility-induced phase separation (MIPS). We show that, even if explicit alignment interactions are absent, a growing order in the velocities of the ... ...

    Abstract We study a system of purely repulsive spherical self-propelled particles in the minimal setup inducing motility-induced phase separation (MIPS). We show that, even if explicit alignment interactions are absent, a growing order in the velocities of the clustered particles accompanies MIPS. Particles arrange into aligned or vortexlike domains whose size increases as the persistence of the self-propulsion grows, an effect that is quantified studying the spatial correlation function of the velocities. We explain the velocity alignment by unveiling a hidden alignment interaction of the Vicsek-like form, induced by the interplay between steric interactions and self-propulsion.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208853-8
    ISSN 1079-7114 ; 0031-9007
    ISSN (online) 1079-7114
    ISSN 0031-9007
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.078001
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  4. Article ; Online: Entropons as collective excitations in active solids.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto / Puglisi, Andrea / Löwen, Hartmut

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2023  Volume 159, Issue 4

    Abstract: The vibrational dynamics of solids is described by phonons constituting basic collective excitations in equilibrium crystals. Here, we consider a non-equilibrium active solid, formed by self-propelled particles, which bring the system into a non- ... ...

    Abstract The vibrational dynamics of solids is described by phonons constituting basic collective excitations in equilibrium crystals. Here, we consider a non-equilibrium active solid, formed by self-propelled particles, which bring the system into a non-equilibrium steady-state. We identify novel vibrational collective excitations of non-equilibrium (active) origin, which coexist with phonons and dominate over them when the system is far from equilibrium. These vibrational excitations are interpreted in the framework of non-equilibrium physics, in particular, stochastic thermodynamics. We call them "entropons" because they are the modes of spectral entropy production (at a given frequency and wave vector). The existence of entropons could be verified in future experiments on dense self-propelled colloidal Janus particles and granular active matter, as well as in living systems, such as dense cell monolayers.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0156312
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  5. Article ; Online: Dynamics of active particles with space-dependent swim velocity.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto / Wittmann, René / Löwen, Hartmut

    Soft matter

    2022  

    Abstract: We study the dynamical properties of an active particle subject to a swimming speed explicitly depending on the particle position. The oscillating spatial profile of the swim velocity considered in this paper takes inspiration from experimental studies ... ...

    Abstract We study the dynamical properties of an active particle subject to a swimming speed explicitly depending on the particle position. The oscillating spatial profile of the swim velocity considered in this paper takes inspiration from experimental studies based on Janus particles whose speed can be modulated by an external source of light. We suggest and apply an appropriate model of an active Ornstein Uhlenbeck particle (AOUP) to the present case. This allows us to predict the stationary properties, by finding the exact solution of the steady-state probability distribution of particle position and velocity. From this, we obtain the spatial density profile and show that its form is consistent with the one found in the framework of other popular models. The reduced velocity distribution highlights the emergence of non-Gaussianity in our generalized AOUP model which becomes more evident as the spatial dependence of the velocity profile becomes more pronounced. Then, we focus on the time-dependent properties of the system. Velocity autocorrelation functions are studied in the steady-state combining numerical and analytical methods derived under suitable approximations. We observe a non-monotonic decay in the temporal shape of the velocity autocorrelation function which depends on the ratio between the persistence length and the spatial period of the swim velocity. In addition, we numerically and analytically study the mean square displacement and the long-time diffusion coefficient. The ballistic regime, observed in the small-time region, is deeply affected by the properties of the swim velocity landscape which induces also a crossover to a sub-ballistic but superdiffusive regime for intermediate times. Finally, the long-time diffusion coefficient decreases as the amplitude of the swim velocity oscillations increases because the diffusion is mainly determined by those regions where the particles are slow.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2191476-X
    ISSN 1744-6848 ; 1744-683X
    ISSN (online) 1744-6848
    ISSN 1744-683X
    DOI 10.1039/d1sm01648b
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  6. Article ; Online: Correlated escape of active particles across a potential barrier.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Cecconi, Fabio / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2021  Volume 155, Issue 23, Page(s) 234902

    Abstract: We study the dynamics of one-dimensional active particles confined in a double-well potential, focusing on the escape properties of the system, such as the mean escape time from a well. We first consider a single-particle both in near and far-from- ... ...

    Abstract We study the dynamics of one-dimensional active particles confined in a double-well potential, focusing on the escape properties of the system, such as the mean escape time from a well. We first consider a single-particle both in near and far-from-equilibrium regimes by varying the persistence time of the active force and the swim velocity. A non-monotonic behavior of the mean escape time is observed with the persistence time of the activity, revealing the existence of an optimal choice of the parameters favoring the escape process. For small persistence times, a Kramers-like formula with an effective potential obtained within the unified colored noise approximation is shown to hold. Instead, for large persistence times, we developed a simple theoretical argument based on the first passage theory, which explains the linear dependence of the escape time with the persistence of the active force. In the second part of the work, we consider the escape on two active particles mutually repelling. Interestingly, the subtle interplay of active and repulsive forces may lead to a correlation between particles, favoring the simultaneous jump across the barrier. This mechanism cannot be observed in the escape process of two passive particles. Finally, we find that in the small persistence regime, the repulsion favors the escape, such as in passive systems, in agreement with our theoretical predictions, while for large persistence times, the repulsive and active forces produce an effective attraction, which hinders the barrier crossing.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0074072
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  7. Article ; Online: Spatial velocity correlations in inertial systems of active Brownian particles.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto

    Soft matter

    2021  Volume 17, Issue 15, Page(s) 4109–4121

    Abstract: Recently, it has been discovered that systems of active Brownian particles (APB) at high density organise their velocities into coherent domains showing large spatial structures in the velocity field. This collective behavior occurs spontaneously, i.e. ... ...

    Abstract Recently, it has been discovered that systems of active Brownian particles (APB) at high density organise their velocities into coherent domains showing large spatial structures in the velocity field. This collective behavior occurs spontaneously, i.e. is not caused by any specific interparticle force favoring the alignment of the velocities. This phenomenon was investigated in the absence of thermal noise and in the overdamped regime where inertial forces could be neglected. In this work, we demonstrate through numerical simulations and theoretical analysis that velocity alignment is a robust property of ABP and persists even in the presence of inertial forces and thermal fluctuations. We also show that a single dimensionless parameter, such as the Péclet number customarily employed in the description of self-propelled particles, is not sufficient to fully characterize this phenomenon either in the regimes of large viscosity or small mass. Indeed, the size of the velocity domains, measured through the correlation length of the spatial velocity correlation, remains constant when the swim velocity increases and decreases as the rotational diffusion becomes larger. We find that, contrary to the common belief, the spatial velocity correlation not only depends on inertia but is also non-symmetrically affected by mass and inverse viscosity variations. We conclude that in self-propelled systems, at variance with passive systems, variations in the inertial time (mass over solvent viscosity) and mass act as independent control parameters. Finally, we highlight the non-thermal nature of the spatial velocity correlations that are fairly insensitive both to solvent and active temperatures.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2191476-X
    ISSN 1744-6848 ; 1744-683X
    ISSN (online) 1744-6848
    ISSN 1744-683X
    DOI 10.1039/d0sm02273j
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  8. Article ; Online: Inertial self-propelled particles.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2021  Volume 154, Issue 2, Page(s) 24902

    Abstract: 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 model. We consider both potential-free and harmonically confined underdamped ... ...

    Abstract 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 model. We consider both potential-free and harmonically confined underdamped active particles and investigate how the single-particle trajectories change as the drag coefficient is varied. In both cases, we obtain the matrix of correlations between the position, velocity, and self-propulsion and the explicit form of the steady-state probability distribution function. Our results reveal the existence of marked equal-time correlations between velocity and active force in the non-equilibrium steady state. Inertia also affects the time-dependent properties of the active particles and leads to non-monotonic decay of the two-time correlation functions of particle positions and velocities. We also study how the virial pressure of particles confined to harmonic traps changes as one goes from the overdamped to the underdamped regime. Finally, the study of the correlations in the underdamped regime is extended to the case of a chain of active particles interacting via harmonic springs.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0030940
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  9. Article ; Online: Collective effects in confined active Brownian particles.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Maggi, Claudio / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2021  Volume 154, Issue 24, Page(s) 244901

    Abstract: We investigate a two-dimensional system of active particles confined to a narrow annular domain. Despite the absence of explicit interactions among the velocities or the active forces of different particles, the system displays a transition from a ... ...

    Abstract We investigate a two-dimensional system of active particles confined to a narrow annular domain. Despite the absence of explicit interactions among the velocities or the active forces of different particles, the system displays a transition from a disordered and stuck state to an ordered state of global collective motion where the particles rotate persistently clockwise or anticlockwise. We describe this behavior by introducing a suitable order parameter, the velocity polarization, measuring the global alignment of the particles' velocities along the tangential direction of the ring. We also measure the spatial velocity correlation function and its correlation length to characterize the two states. In the rotating phase, the velocity correlation displays an algebraic decay that is analytically predicted together with its correlation length, while in the stuck regime, the velocity correlation decays exponentially with a correlation length that increases with the persistence time. In the first case, the correlation (and, in particular, its correlation length) does not depend on the active force but the system size only. The global collective motion, an effect caused by the interplay between finite-size, periodicity, and persistent active forces, disappears as the size of the ring becomes infinite, suggesting that this phenomenon does not correspond to a phase transition in the usual thermodynamic sense.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0051315
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  10. Article ; Online: Active matter at high density: Velocity distribution and kinetic temperature.

    Caprini, Lorenzo / Marini Bettolo Marconi, Umberto

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2020  Volume 153, Issue 18, Page(s) 184901

    Abstract: We consider the solid or hexatic non-equilibrium phases of an interacting two-dimensional system of active Brownian particles at high density and investigate numerically and theoretically the properties of the velocity distribution function and the ... ...

    Abstract We consider the solid or hexatic non-equilibrium phases of an interacting two-dimensional system of active Brownian particles at high density and investigate numerically and theoretically the properties of the velocity distribution function and the associated kinetic temperature. We obtain approximate analytical predictions for the shape of the velocity distribution and find a transition from a Mexican-hat-like to a Gaussian-like distribution as the persistence time of the active force changes from the small to the large persistence regime. Through a detailed numerical and theoretical analysis of the single-particle velocity variance, we report an exact analytical expression for the kinetic temperature of dense spherical self-propelled particles that holds also in the non-equilibrium regimes with large persistence times and discuss its range of validity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0029710
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