Dynamic Clustering of Active Rings

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Main Authors: Theeyancheri, Ligesh, Chaki, Subhasish, Bhattacharjee, Tapomoy, Chakrabarti, Rajarshi
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Published: 2023
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author Theeyancheri, Ligesh
Chaki, Subhasish
Bhattacharjee, Tapomoy
Chakrabarti, Rajarshi
author_facet Theeyancheri, Ligesh
Chaki, Subhasish
Bhattacharjee, Tapomoy
Chakrabarti, Rajarshi
contents A collection of rings made of active Brownian particles (ABPs) for different packing fractions and activities is investigated using computer simulations. We show that active rings display an emergent dynamic clustering instead of the conventional motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) as in the case of collection of ABPs. Surprisingly, increasing packing fraction of rings exhibits a non-monotonicity in the dynamics due to the formation of a large number of small clusters. The conformational fluctuations of the polymers suppress the usual MIPS exhibited by ABPs. Our findings demonstrate how the motion of a collection of rings is influenced by the interplay of activity, topology, and connectivity.
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spellingShingle Dynamic Clustering of Active Rings
Theeyancheri, Ligesh
Chaki, Subhasish
Bhattacharjee, Tapomoy
Chakrabarti, Rajarshi
Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
A collection of rings made of active Brownian particles (ABPs) for different packing fractions and activities is investigated using computer simulations. We show that active rings display an emergent dynamic clustering instead of the conventional motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) as in the case of collection of ABPs. Surprisingly, increasing packing fraction of rings exhibits a non-monotonicity in the dynamics due to the formation of a large number of small clusters. The conformational fluctuations of the polymers suppress the usual MIPS exhibited by ABPs. Our findings demonstrate how the motion of a collection of rings is influenced by the interplay of activity, topology, and connectivity.
title Dynamic Clustering of Active Rings
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.10007