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Main Authors: Abeyaratne, Rohan, Dharmaravan, Sanjay, Saccomandi, Giuseppe, Tomassetti, Giuseppe
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15694
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author Abeyaratne, Rohan
Dharmaravan, Sanjay
Saccomandi, Giuseppe
Tomassetti, Giuseppe
author_facet Abeyaratne, Rohan
Dharmaravan, Sanjay
Saccomandi, Giuseppe
Tomassetti, Giuseppe
contents We revisit the modeling framework introduced in [N. Loy and L. Preziosi: Bull. Math. Bio., 85, 2023] to describe the dynamics of cell orientation under cyclic stretch. We propose a reformulation based on the principles of Stochastic Thermodynamics with Internal Variables introduced in [T. Leadbetter, P. Purohit, and C. Reina: PNAS Nexus, 2, 2023]. This approach allows us to describe not only the evolution of the orientation distribution, but also the observed spreading phenomenon. The insight provided by our model reveals an interesting phenomenon, which we call two-stage reorientation: when cells begin aligned with an energy maximum, their orientations spread before concentrating at the energy minimum. This theoretical prediction suggests a new experiment to test this modeling framework.
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spellingShingle Using stochastic thermodynamics with internal variables to capture orientational spreading in cell populations undergoing cyclic stretch
Abeyaratne, Rohan
Dharmaravan, Sanjay
Saccomandi, Giuseppe
Tomassetti, Giuseppe
Statistical Mechanics
Soft Condensed Matter
Mathematical Physics
Probability
60H10, 35Q92, 92C10
We revisit the modeling framework introduced in [N. Loy and L. Preziosi: Bull. Math. Bio., 85, 2023] to describe the dynamics of cell orientation under cyclic stretch. We propose a reformulation based on the principles of Stochastic Thermodynamics with Internal Variables introduced in [T. Leadbetter, P. Purohit, and C. Reina: PNAS Nexus, 2, 2023]. This approach allows us to describe not only the evolution of the orientation distribution, but also the observed spreading phenomenon. The insight provided by our model reveals an interesting phenomenon, which we call two-stage reorientation: when cells begin aligned with an energy maximum, their orientations spread before concentrating at the energy minimum. This theoretical prediction suggests a new experiment to test this modeling framework.
title Using stochastic thermodynamics with internal variables to capture orientational spreading in cell populations undergoing cyclic stretch
topic Statistical Mechanics
Soft Condensed Matter
Mathematical Physics
Probability
60H10, 35Q92, 92C10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15694