Collective excitations in active solids featuring alignment interactions

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Main Authors: Kinoshita, Yutaka, Uchida, Nariya, Menzel, Andreas M.
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Published: 2024
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author Kinoshita, Yutaka
Uchida, Nariya
Menzel, Andreas M.
author_facet Kinoshita, Yutaka
Uchida, Nariya
Menzel, Andreas M.
contents With increasing emphasis on the study of active solids, the features of these classes of nonequilibrium systems and materials beyond their mere existence shift into focus. One concept of active solids addresses them as active, self-propelled units that are elastically linked to each other. The emergence of orientationally ordered, collectively moving states in such systems has been demonstrated. We here analyze the excitability of such collectively moving elastic states. To this end, we determine corresponding fluctuation spectra. They indicate that collectively excitable modes exist in the migrating solid. Differences arise when compared to those of corresponding passive solids. We provide evidence that the modes of excitation associated with the intrinsic fluctuations are related to corresponding modes of entropy production. Overall, we hope to stimulate by our investigation future experimental studies that focus on excitations in active solids.
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spellingShingle Collective excitations in active solids featuring alignment interactions
Kinoshita, Yutaka
Uchida, Nariya
Menzel, Andreas M.
Soft Condensed Matter
With increasing emphasis on the study of active solids, the features of these classes of nonequilibrium systems and materials beyond their mere existence shift into focus. One concept of active solids addresses them as active, self-propelled units that are elastically linked to each other. The emergence of orientationally ordered, collectively moving states in such systems has been demonstrated. We here analyze the excitability of such collectively moving elastic states. To this end, we determine corresponding fluctuation spectra. They indicate that collectively excitable modes exist in the migrating solid. Differences arise when compared to those of corresponding passive solids. We provide evidence that the modes of excitation associated with the intrinsic fluctuations are related to corresponding modes of entropy production. Overall, we hope to stimulate by our investigation future experimental studies that focus on excitations in active solids.
title Collective excitations in active solids featuring alignment interactions
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15594