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We demonstrate nonreciprocal optical transmission for both intense classical fields and weak quantum signals within a reconfigurable optomechanical platform driven by three-mode parametric interactions. The platform is modular, where each…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Yao Dong , Xin-Yao Huang , Guo-Feng Zhang

Nonreciprocity can profoundly alter the spectra and dynamics of open quantum systems, yet its impact on the long-time steady-state phases of matter has remained largely unexplored. Here we show that the interplay of nonreciprocity, symmetry…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-04 Ding Gu , Zhanpeng Fu , Zhong Wang

We recently argued that a self-propelled particle is formally equivalent to a system consisting of two subsystems coupled by a non-reciprocal interaction [Phys. Rev. E 100, 050603(R) (2019)]. Here we show that this non-reciprocal coupling…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-10-14 Grzegorz Szamel

We study the active work fluctuations of an active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particle in the presence of a confining harmonic potential. We tackle the problem analytically both for stationary and generic uncorrelated initial states. Our results…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-02-27 Massimiliano Semeraro , Giuseppe Gonnella , Antonio Suma , Marco Zamparo

Laser trapped nanoparticles have been recently used as model systems to study fundamental relations holding far from equilibrium. Here we study, both experimentally and theoretically, a nanoscale silica sphere levitated by a laser in a low…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-24 Jan Gieseler , Lukas Novotny , Clemens Moritz , Christoph Dellago

Active self-assembly can bypass equilibrium bottlenecks through external energy injection. However, generic driving typically distorts target structures and requires sustained energy input even after assembly is complete. Here, we…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-04-27 Dawid Dopierała , Luca Cocconi , Robert L. Jack , Anton Souslov

By working in the small persistence time limit, we determine the steady-state distribution of an Active Ornstein Uhlenbeck Particle (AOUP) experiencing, in addition to self-propulsion, a Gaussian white noise modelling a bath at temperature…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-05-26 David Martin , Thibaut Arnoulx de Pirey

We investigate the non-equilibrium character of self-propelled particles through the study of the linear response of the active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particle (AOUP) model. We express the linear response in terms of correlations computed in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-12-14 Lorenzo Caprini , Andrea Puglisi , Alessandro Sarracino

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

Non-reciprocal interactions play a key role in shaping transport in active and passive systems, giving rise to striking nonequilibrium behavior. Here, we study the dynamics of a tracer -- active or passive -- embedded in a bath of active or…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-01-08 Subhajit Paul , Debasish Chaudhuri

Odd-frequency pairing mechanism of superconductivity has been investigated for several decades. Nevertheless, its properties, including the thermodynamic stability, have remained unclear. In particular, it has been argued that the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-09-18 Dmitry Solenov , Ivar Martin , Dmitry Mozyrsky

We consider the dynamics of finite systems of point masses which move along the real line. We suppose the particles interact pairwise and undergo perfectly inelastic collisions when they collide. In particular, once particles collide, they…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-07 Ryan Hynd

Emergent non-reciprocal interactions violating Newton's third law are widespread in out-of-equilibrium systems. Phase separating mixtures with such interactions exhibit travelling states with no equilibrium counterpart. Using extensive…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-07-10 Rituparno Mandal , Santiago Salazar Jaramillo , Peter Sollich

The dissipative dynamics of two interacting qubits coupled to independent reservoirs at nonzero temperatures is investigated, paying special attention to the entanglement evolution. The counter-rotating terms in the qubit-qubit interaction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. Scala , R. Migliore , A. Messina , L. L. Sanchez-Soto

Photonic nonreciprocal components, such as isolators and circulators, provide highly desirable functionalities for optical circuitry. This motivates the active investigation of mechanisms that break reciprocity, and pose alternatives to…

Optics · Physics 2016-12-06 Freek Ruesink , Mohammad-Ali Miri , Andrea Alù , Ewold Verhagen

Active particle systems of interacting self-propelled particles offer a versatile framework for modeling complex systems. When employed to describe aspects of animal behavior, the complexity of animal movement and decision-making often…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-01-09 Amir Haluts , Dan Gorbonos , Nir S. Gov

We study $N$ run-and-tumble particles (RTPs) in one dimension interacting via a double-well potential $W(r)=-k_0 \, r^2/2+g \, r^4/4$, which is repulsive at short interparticle distance $r$ and attractive at large distance. At large time,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-03-26 Léo Touzo , Pierre Le Doussal

Understanding the contact dynamics of nonspherical particles beyond the microscale is crucial for accurately modeling colloidal and granular systems, where shape anisotropy dictates structural organization and transport properties. In this…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-03-06 Haoyuan Shi , Christopher J. Mundy , Gregory K. Schenter , Jaehun Chun

Recently it was demonstrated theoretically and experimentally that the presence of a moving conductor can break the reciprocity in the interactions between magnetic dipoles. In this article we investigate the influence of nonreciprocity on…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-12-02 Artem Rakcheev , Andreas M. Läuchli

In Poincare-Wigner-Dirac theory of relativistic interactions, boosts are dynamical. This means that - just like time translations - boost transformations have non-trivial effect on internal variables of interacting systems. This is…

General Physics · Physics 2018-04-23 Eugene V. Stefanovich