English
Related papers

Related papers: Transient Pattern Formation in an Active Matter Co…

200 papers

Motility-induced phase separation, MIPS, is arguably the most well-studied collective phenomenon occurring in active matter without alignment interactions (scalar active matter). Its basic origin is simple: since self-propelled particles…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-12-10 Joakim Stenhammar

Active particles may undergo phase separation when interactions oppose self-propulsion, in the absence of any cohesive forces. The corresponding Motility-Induced Phase Separation (MIPS) is arguably the simplest non-trivial collective…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-12-19 Jérémy O'Byrne , Alexandre Solon , Julien Tailleur , Yongfeng Zhao

The aim of this paper is to discuss the mathematical modeling of Brownian active particle systems, a recently popular paradigmatic system for self-propelled particles. We present four microscopic models with different types of repulsive…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-05-31 M. Bruna , M. Burger , A. Esposito , S. M. Schulz

Motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) is a paradigmatic non-equilibrium transition in active matter, determined by the P\'eclet number and packing fraction. We investigate the single-phase and phase-separated regimes of MIPS using a…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-10-03 Italo Salas , Francisca Guzmán-Lastra , Denisse Pastén , Ariel Norambuena

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 packing fraction of the system or taking advantage of a…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-04-13 Matteo Paoluzzi , Demian Levis , Ignacio Pagonabarraga

Collectives of actively-moving particles can spontaneously separate into dilute and dense phases -- a fascinating phenomenon known as motility-induced phase separation (MIPS). MIPS is well-studied for randomly-moving particles with no…

Biological Physics · Physics 2023-01-31 Hongbo Zhao , Andrej Košmrlj , Sujit S. Datta

Collectives of actively-moving particles can spontaneously segregate into dilute and dense phases through a process known as motility-induced phase separation (MIPS). This captivating phenomenon is well-studied for randomly-moving particles…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-03-04 Hongbo Zhao , Qiwei Yu , Andrej Košmrlj , Sujit S. Datta

Active colloids exhibit persistent motion, which can lead to motility-induced phase separation (MIPS). However, there currently exists no microscopic theory to account for this phenomenon. We report a first-principles theory, free of fit…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-24 T. F. F. Farage , P. Krinninger , J. M. Brader

Understanding the mechanical properties of active suspensions is crucial for their potential applications in materials engineering. Among the various phenomena in active matter that have no analogue in equilibrium systems, motility-induced…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-11-10 José Martín-Roca , Chantal Valeriani , Kristian Thijssen , Tyler Shendruk , Angelo Cacciuto

Motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) is a well-studied nonequilibrium collective phenomenon observed in active particles. Recently, there has been growing interest in how coupling the self-propulsion of active particles to chemical…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-14 Euijoon Kwon , Yongjae Oh , Yongjoo Baek

We investigate the nonequilibrium dynamics of active matter using a two-dimensional active Brownian particles model. In these systems, self-propelled particles undergo motility-induced phase separation (MIPS), spontaneously segregating into…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-02-26 Toranosuke Umemura , Issei Sakai , Takuma Akimoto

We computationally studied the phase behavior and dynamics of binary mixtures of active particles, where each 'species' had distinct activities leading to distinct velocities, fast and slow. We obtained phase diagrams demonstrating…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-09-09 Thomas Kolb , Daphne Klotsa

Active systems, or active matter, are self-driven systems which live, or function, far from equilibrium - a paradigmatic example which we focus on here is provided by a suspension of self-motile particles. Active systems are far from…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-19 Giuseppe Gonnella , Davide Marenduzzo , Antonio Suma , Adriano Tiribocchi

We numerically examine a bidisperse system of active and passive particles coupled to a resource substrate. The active particles deplete the resource at a fixed rate and move toward regions with higher resources, while all of the particles…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-23 L. Varga , A. Libal , C. Reichhardt , C. J. O. Reichhardt

Lattice models allow for a computationally efficient investigation of motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) compared to off-lattice systems. Simulations are less demanding and thus bigger systems can be accessed with higher accuracy and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-01-26 Florian Dittrich , Thomas Speck , Peter Virnau

We examine motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) in two-dimensional run and tumble disk systems using both machine learning and noise fluctuation analysis. Our measures suggest that within the MIPS state there are several distinct…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-23 D. McDermott , C. Reichhardt , C. J. O. Reichhardt

Active Brownian particles (ABPs) with pure repulsion is an ideal model to understand the effect of nonequilibrium on collective behaviors. It has long been established that activity can create effective attractions leading to…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-04-01 Jie Su , Mengkai Feng , Huijun Jiang , Zhonghuai Hou

Motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) is a central collective phenomenon in active matter, theoretically established in the overdamped regime. We discover that the dynamical origin of MIPS is fundamentally altered by inertia, which…

Using a multi-phase field model, we examine how particle deformability, which is a proxy for cell stiffness, affects motility induced phase separation (MIPS). We show that purely repulsive deformable, i.e., squishy, cells phase separate…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-02-12 Austin Hopkins , Benjamin Loewe , Michael Chiang , Davide Marenduzzo , M. Cristina Marchetti

We propose a one-dimensional model of active particles interpolating between quorum sensing models used in the study of motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) and models of congestion of traffic flow on a single-lane highway. Particles…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-01-08 Eric Bertin , Alexandre Solon
‹ Prev 1 2 3 10 Next ›