Symmetry-protected phases in a 1D active solid with mechanochemical feedback

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Auteurs principaux: Mondal, Soumyadeep, Dewan, Phanindra, Kumar, Lakshman Santhosh, Sarkar, Sumantra
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author Mondal, Soumyadeep
Dewan, Phanindra
Kumar, Lakshman Santhosh
Sarkar, Sumantra
author_facet Mondal, Soumyadeep
Dewan, Phanindra
Kumar, Lakshman Santhosh
Sarkar, Sumantra
contents We present a framework for mechanochemical self-organization in active solids where elasticity is reciprocally coupled to Hopf oscillators. Our model reveals a rich landscape of symmetry-protected phases, identified through amplitude equations and group-theoretic analysis. We uncover a universal transition to compression-driven oscillation death (COD), providing a physical basis for localized signaling dampening in biological tissues that resolves inconsistencies in previous models. Our work demonstrates that complex self-organization in active solids can be classified purely through symmetry arguments.
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spellingShingle Symmetry-protected phases in a 1D active solid with mechanochemical feedback
Mondal, Soumyadeep
Dewan, Phanindra
Kumar, Lakshman Santhosh
Sarkar, Sumantra
Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Biological Physics
We present a framework for mechanochemical self-organization in active solids where elasticity is reciprocally coupled to Hopf oscillators. Our model reveals a rich landscape of symmetry-protected phases, identified through amplitude equations and group-theoretic analysis. We uncover a universal transition to compression-driven oscillation death (COD), providing a physical basis for localized signaling dampening in biological tissues that resolves inconsistencies in previous models. Our work demonstrates that complex self-organization in active solids can be classified purely through symmetry arguments.
title Symmetry-protected phases in a 1D active solid with mechanochemical feedback
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.19655