Hamiltonian active particles in an environment
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
2021-04-29 v1
Abstract
We examine a Hamiltonian system which represents an active Brownian particle that can move against an external force by drawing energy from an internal depot while immersed in a noisy and dissipative environment. The Hamiltonian consists of two subsystems, one representing the active particle's motion and the other its depot of `fuel'. We show that although the active particle loses some of its energy to dissipation from the environment, dissipation can also help to stabilize the dynamical process that makes the particle active. Additionally we show how a Hamiltonian active particle can harvest energy from its environment.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2104.13677,
title = {Hamiltonian active particles in an environment},
author = {Timo Eichmann and Diego Fieguth and Daniel Brady and James R. Anglin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.13677},
year = {2021}
}