Nonlinear response theory of molecular machines

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Main Authors: Chatzittofi, Michalis, Agudo-Canalejo, Jaime, Golestanian, Ramin
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Published: 2024
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author Chatzittofi, Michalis
Agudo-Canalejo, Jaime
Golestanian, Ramin
author_facet Chatzittofi, Michalis
Agudo-Canalejo, Jaime
Golestanian, Ramin
contents Chemical affinities are responsible for driving active matter systems out of equilibrium. At the nano-scale, molecular machines interact with the surrounding environment and are subjected to external forces. The mechano-chemical coupling which arises naturally in these systems reveals a complex interplay between chemical and mechanical degrees of freedom with strong impact on their active mechanism. By considering various models far from equilibrium, we show that the tuning of applied forces give rise to a nonlinear response that causes a non-monotonic behaviour in the machines' activity. Our findings have implications in understanding, designing, and triggering such processes by controlled application of external fields, including the collective dynamics of larger non-equilibrium systems where the total dissipation and performance might be affected by internal and inter-particle interactions.
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spellingShingle Nonlinear response theory of molecular machines
Chatzittofi, Michalis
Agudo-Canalejo, Jaime
Golestanian, Ramin
Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
Chemical affinities are responsible for driving active matter systems out of equilibrium. At the nano-scale, molecular machines interact with the surrounding environment and are subjected to external forces. The mechano-chemical coupling which arises naturally in these systems reveals a complex interplay between chemical and mechanical degrees of freedom with strong impact on their active mechanism. By considering various models far from equilibrium, we show that the tuning of applied forces give rise to a nonlinear response that causes a non-monotonic behaviour in the machines' activity. Our findings have implications in understanding, designing, and triggering such processes by controlled application of external fields, including the collective dynamics of larger non-equilibrium systems where the total dissipation and performance might be affected by internal and inter-particle interactions.
title Nonlinear response theory of molecular machines
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14011