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Main Authors: Rosembach, Tiago Venzel, Dias, Ana Luiza Novaes, Dickman, Ronald
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.09492
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author Rosembach, Tiago Venzel
Dias, Ana Luiza Novaes
Dickman, Ronald
author_facet Rosembach, Tiago Venzel
Dias, Ana Luiza Novaes
Dickman, Ronald
contents We study a discrete-space model of active matter with excluded volume. Particles are restricted to the sites of a triangular lattice, and can assume one of three orientations. Varying the density and noise intensity, Monte Carlo simulations reveal a variety of spatial patterns. Ordered states occur in the form of condensed structures, which (away from the full occupancy limit) coexist with a low-density vapor. The condensed structures feature low particle mobility, particularly those that wrap the system via the periodic boundaries. As the noise intensity is increased, dense structures give way to a disordered phase. We characterize the parameter values associated with the condensed phases and perform a detailed study of the order-disorder transition at (1) full occupation and (2) at a density of 0.1. In the former case, the model possesses the same symmetry as the three-state Potts model and exhibits a continuous phase transition, as expected, with critical exponents consistent with those of the associated Potts model. In the low-density case, the transition is clearly discontinuous, with strong dependence of the final state upon the initial configuration, hysteresis,and nonmonotonic dependence of the Binder cumulant upon noise intensity.
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spellingShingle Three-state active lattice gas: a discrete Vicseklike model with excluded volume
Rosembach, Tiago Venzel
Dias, Ana Luiza Novaes
Dickman, Ronald
Statistical Mechanics
We study a discrete-space model of active matter with excluded volume. Particles are restricted to the sites of a triangular lattice, and can assume one of three orientations. Varying the density and noise intensity, Monte Carlo simulations reveal a variety of spatial patterns. Ordered states occur in the form of condensed structures, which (away from the full occupancy limit) coexist with a low-density vapor. The condensed structures feature low particle mobility, particularly those that wrap the system via the periodic boundaries. As the noise intensity is increased, dense structures give way to a disordered phase. We characterize the parameter values associated with the condensed phases and perform a detailed study of the order-disorder transition at (1) full occupation and (2) at a density of 0.1. In the former case, the model possesses the same symmetry as the three-state Potts model and exhibits a continuous phase transition, as expected, with critical exponents consistent with those of the associated Potts model. In the low-density case, the transition is clearly discontinuous, with strong dependence of the final state upon the initial configuration, hysteresis,and nonmonotonic dependence of the Binder cumulant upon noise intensity.
title Three-state active lattice gas: a discrete Vicseklike model with excluded volume
topic Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.09492