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We explore the effect of directionality on rotational and translational relaxation in glassy systems of patchy particles. Using molecular dynamics simulations we analyze the impact of two distinct patch geometries, one that enhance local…

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Numerical simulations of assemblies of grains under cyclic loading exhibit ``granular ratcheting'': a small net deformation occurs with each cycle, leading to a linear accumulation of deformation with cycle number. We show that this is due…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 S. McNamara , R. García-Rojo , H. J. Herrmann

The effect of Coulomb friction is studied in the framework of collisional ratchets. It turns out that the average drift of these devices can be expressed as the combination of a term related to the lack of equipartition between the probe…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-15 A. Sarracino , A. Gnoli , A. Puglisi

In this paper, we study the kinematic effects of spinning test particles orbiting the Kerr-Bertotti-Robinson black hole. Employing with the Mathisson-Papapetrou-Dixon equations, we explore the dynamics of precessing orbits and distinct…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-10 Yu-Kun Zhang , Shao-Wen Wei

The effects of radiation drag force on the structure of relativistic electron-positron and electron-proton outflows are considered within the one-fluid approximation for quasi-monopole cold outflow. It is shown that for a Poynting-dominated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 V. S. Beskin , Nadia L. Zakamska , H. Sol

We consider the classical picture of three dimensional motion of charged particles in pulsar magnetosphere. We adopt a perturbative method to solve the equation of motion, and find the trajectory of particles as they move along the rotating…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. M. C. Thomas , R. T. Gangadhara

Inertial effects can affect several properties of physical systems. In particular, in the context of quantum mechanics, such effects have been studied in diverse contexts. In this paper, starting from the Schr\"{o}dinger equation for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-07 Luís Fernando C. Pereira , Márcio M. Cunha , Edilberto O. Silva

Microscopic control over polar molecules with tunable interactions would enable realization of novel quantum phenomena. Using an applied electric field gradient, we demonstrate layer-resolved state preparation and imaging of ultracold…

We study the distribution of active, noninteracting particles over two bulk states separated by a ratchet potential. By solving the steady-state Smoluchowski equations in a flux-free setting, we show that the ratchet potential affects the…

We report a Monte Carlo simulation of deposition of magnetic particles on a one-dimensional substrate. Incoming particles interact with those that are already part of the deposit via a dipole-dipole potential. The strength of the dipolar…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 F. de los Santos , M. Tasinkevych , J. M. Tavares , P. I. C. Teixeira

A thorough analysis of the dynamics in a deterministic optical rocking ratchet (introduced in A. V. Arzola et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 168104 (2011)) and a comparison with experimental results are presented. The studied system consists of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-06-19 Alejandro V. Arzola , Karen Volke-Sepúlveda , José L. Mateos

We consider properties of a two-dimensional electron system in a random magnetic field. It is assumed that the magnetic field not only influences orbital electron motion but also acts on the electron spin. For calculations, we suggest a new…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Kazutaka Takahashi , K. B. Efetov

We use computer simulations to study highly dense systems of granular particles that are driven by oscillating forces. We implement different dissipation mechanisms that are used to extract the injected energy. In particular, the action of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-10-27 Ronny Moebius , Claus Heussinger

Superpositions of rotational states in polar molecules induce strong, long-range dipolar interactions. Here we extend the rotational coherence by nearly one order of magnitude to 8.7(6) ms in a dilute gas of polar $^{23}$Na$^{40}$K…

Dynamical backaction resulting from radiation pressure forces in optomechanical systems has proven to be a versatile tool for manipulating mechanical vibrations. Notably, dynamical backaction has resulted in the cooling of a mechanical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-13 C. A. Potts , E. Varga , V. A. S. V. Bittencourt , S. Viola Kusminskiy , J. P. Davis

We investigate the emergent interactions between two active Brownian particles coupled by an attractive harmonic potential and in contact with a thermal reservoir. By analyzing the stationary distribution of their separation, we demonstrate…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-10-08 Ritwick Sarkar , Sreya Chatterjee , Urna Basu

Microstructural dynamics in amorphous particle packings is commonly probed by quantifying particle displacements. While rigidity in particle packings emerges when displacement of particles are hindered, it is not obvious how the typically…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-11-30 Dong Wang , Nima Nejadsadeghi , Yan Li , Shashi Shekhar , Anil Misra , Joshua A. Dijksman

We report the precessional rotation of magnetically isotropic ferromagnetic nanoparticles in a viscous liquid that are subjected to a rotating magnetic field. In contrast to magnetically anisotropic nanoparticles, the rotation of which…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-10-09 T. V. Lyutyy , S. I. Denisov , P. Hänggi

The recoil of atoms in dense ensembles during light matter interactions is studied using quantized vibrational states for the atomic motion. The recoil resulting from the forces due to the near-field collective dipole interactions and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-24 Deepak A. Suresh , F. Robicheaux

We study the motion of charged Brownian particles in an external magnetic field. It is found that a correlation appears between the components of particle velocity in the case of anisotropic friction, approaching asymptotically zero in the…

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