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Dynamic density functionals (DDFs) are popular tools for studying the dynamical evolution of inhomogeneous polymer systems. Here, we present a systematic evaluation of a set of diffusive DDF theories by comparing their predictions with data…

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Active matter exhibits many intriguing non-equilibrium character, \emph{e.g.}, the active Brownian particles (ABP) without any attractive and aligned interactions can occur the mobility-induced phase transition to form some dense domains…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-05-24 Cheng Yang , Ying Zeng , Shun Xu , Xin Zhou

Non-aligning self-propelled particles with purely repulsive excluded volume interactions undergo athermal motility-induced phase separation into a dilute gas and a dense cluster phase. Here, we use enhanced sampling computational methods…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-10-05 Gabriel S. Redner , Caleb G. Wagner , Aparna Baskaran , Michael F. Hagan

It is shown that preferential concentrations of inertial (finite-size) particle suspensions in turbulent flows follow from the dissipative nature of their dynamics. In phase space, particle trajectories converge toward a dynamical fractal…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jeremie Bec

We report two-dimensional phase-field simulations of locally-conserved coarsening dynamics of random fractal clusters with fractal dimension D=1.7 and 1.5. The correlation function, cluster perimeter and solute mass are measured as…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-07 Azi Lipshtat , Baruch Meerson , Pavel V. Sasorov

We have studied the kinetics of cluster formation for dynamical systems of dimensions up to $n=8$ interacting through elastic collisions or coalescence. These systems could serve as possible models for gas kinetics, polymerization and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-01-15 Carson McFadden , Louis-S. Bouchard

Fractionation is necessary for self-assembly in multicomponent mixtures. Here, reversible fractionation and crystallization are realized and studied in a two-dimensional binary colloids which is supersaturated by enhancing the attraction…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-08-20 Lian Dan Yao , Hong Yu Chen , Yan Shi , Ying Liang , Tian Hui Zhang

We introduce a kinetic Monte-Carlo model for self-propelled hard disks to capture with minimal ingredients the interplay between thermal fluctuations, excluded volume and self-propulsion in large assemblies of active particles. We analyze…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2014-07-16 Demian Levis , Ludovic Berthier

We investigate numerically the dynamics of traveling clusters in systems of phase oscillators, some of which possess positive couplings and others negative couplings. The phase distribution, speed of traveling, and average separation…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-06-22 J. Choi , M. Y. Choi , B. -G. Yoon

We study crystal nucleation under the influence of sedimentation in a model of colloidal hard spheres via Brownian Dynamics simulations. We introduce two external fields acting on the colloidal fluid: a uniform gravitational field (body…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-07-03 John Russo , Anthony C. Maggs , Daniel Bonn , Hajime Tanaka

We consider an ensemble of coupled oscillators whose individual states, in addition to the phase, are characterized by an internal variable with autonomous evolution. The time scale of this evolution is different for each oscillator, so…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Damian H. Zanette , Alexander S. Mikhailov

Using molecular dynamics we investigate the thermodynamics, dynamics and structure of 250 diatomic molecules interacting by a core-softened potential. This system exhibits thermodynamics, dynamics and structural anomalies: a maximum in…

We study the large-time behaviour of Brownian particles moving through a viscous medium in a confined potential, and which are further subjected to position-dependent driving forces that are periodic in time. We focus on the case where…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Sreedhar B. Dutta , Mustansir Barma

We have simulated the dynamics of a 2D gas of hard needles by event-oriented molecular dynamics. Various quantities namely translational and rotational diffusion constants and intermediate self scattering function have been explored and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-05-12 M. Ebrahim Foulaadvand , Mohsen Yarifard

Systems of self-propelled particles are known for their tendency to aggregate and to display swarm behavior. We investigate two model systems, self-propelled rods interacting via volume exclusion, and sinusoidally-beating flagella embedded…

Biological Physics · Physics 2010-09-28 Yingzi Yang , Vincent Marceau , Gerhard Gompper

Cell cortex contraction is essential for shaping cells, enabling movement, ensuring proper division, maintaining tissue integrity, guiding development, and responding to mechanical signals - all critical for the life and health of…

Biological Physics · Physics 2024-09-05 Emanuel F. Teixeira , Carine P. Beatrici , Heitor C. M. Fernandes , Leonardo G. Brunnet

Two dimensional (2D) classical system of dipole particles confined by a quadratic potential is studied. For clusters of N < 81 particles ground state configurations and appropriate eigenfrequencies and eigenvectors for the normal modes are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. I. Belousov , Yu. E. Lozovik

Pebble accretion is a promising process for decreasing growth timescales of planetary cores, allowing gas giants to form at wide orbital separations. However, nebular turbulence can reduce the efficiency of this gas-assisted growth. We…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-18 M. M. Rosenthal , R. A. Murray-Clay , H. B. Perets , N. Wolansky

The pairwise collisional growth of dust aggregates consisting submicron-sized grains is the first step of the planet formation, and understanding the collisional behavior of dust aggregates is therefore essential. It is known that the main…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-16 Sota Arakawa , Hidekazu Tanaka , Eiichiro Kokubo

We numerically examine the dynamics of a probe particle driven at a constant force through an assembly of particles with competing long-range repulsion and short-range attraction that forms a bubble or stripe state. In the bubble regime, we…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-05-27 C. Reichhardt , C. J. O. Reichhardt