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| Format: | Preprint |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10932 |
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- We study systems of active particles, whose perception is constrained by a vision cone, that are attracted to other particles and repelled from static obstacles. We report a novel self-trapping mechanism: active particles with non-reciprocal attraction form particle chains, which eventually become closed loops that shrink around one or many obstacles. These closed loops act as effective aggregation centers. Long-lived, self-organized closed loops require to enclose obstacles to exist. Furthermore, we find that closed loops that initially exhibit local polar order, transition to a nematic state as they absorb more particles. The unveiled mechanism corresponds to a pinning behavior that strongly hinders particle diffusion. In short, closed loops dominate the large-scale properties of active systems with non-reciprocal attraction in disordered media.