State Diagram of the Non-Reciprocal Cahn-Hilliard Model and the Effects of Symmetry

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Auteurs principaux: Johnsrud, Martin Kjøllesdal, Golestanian, Ramin
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author Johnsrud, Martin Kjøllesdal
Golestanian, Ramin
author_facet Johnsrud, Martin Kjøllesdal
Golestanian, Ramin
contents Interactions between active particles may be non-reciprocal, breaking action-reaction symmetry and leading to novel physics not observed in equilibrium systems. The non-reciprocalCahn-Hilliard (NRCH) model is a phenomenological model that captures the large-scale effects of non-reciprocity in conserved, phase-separating systems. In this work, we explore the consequences of different variations of this model corresponding to different symmetries, inspired by the importance of symmetry in equilibrium universality classes. In particular, we contrast two models, one with a continuous SO(2) symmetry and one with a discrete C_4 symmetry. We analyze the corresponding models by constructing three-dimensional linear stability diagrams. With this, we connect the models with their equilibrium limits, highlight the role of mean composition, and classify qualitatively different instabilities. We further demonstrate how non-reciprocity gives rise to out-of-equilibrium steady states with non-zero currents and present representative closed-form solutions that help us understand characteristic features of the models in different parts of the parameter space.
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spellingShingle State Diagram of the Non-Reciprocal Cahn-Hilliard Model and the Effects of Symmetry
Johnsrud, Martin Kjøllesdal
Golestanian, Ramin
Soft Condensed Matter
Interactions between active particles may be non-reciprocal, breaking action-reaction symmetry and leading to novel physics not observed in equilibrium systems. The non-reciprocalCahn-Hilliard (NRCH) model is a phenomenological model that captures the large-scale effects of non-reciprocity in conserved, phase-separating systems. In this work, we explore the consequences of different variations of this model corresponding to different symmetries, inspired by the importance of symmetry in equilibrium universality classes. In particular, we contrast two models, one with a continuous SO(2) symmetry and one with a discrete C_4 symmetry. We analyze the corresponding models by constructing three-dimensional linear stability diagrams. With this, we connect the models with their equilibrium limits, highlight the role of mean composition, and classify qualitatively different instabilities. We further demonstrate how non-reciprocity gives rise to out-of-equilibrium steady states with non-zero currents and present representative closed-form solutions that help us understand characteristic features of the models in different parts of the parameter space.
title State Diagram of the Non-Reciprocal Cahn-Hilliard Model and the Effects of Symmetry
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07579