Sorting by Resetting

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Main Authors: Cleuren, Bart, Eichhorn, Ralf
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Published: 2026
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author Cleuren, Bart
Eichhorn, Ralf
author_facet Cleuren, Bart
Eichhorn, Ralf
contents A novel paradigm for sorting is introduced, based upon resetting. Using simple examples, we demonstrate that sorting is achieved by resetting the velocity component(s) or orientation of the particles, rather than position. The objects to be sorted are microparticles, modeled as suspended and spatially extended Brownian particles. This sorting-by-resetting scheme illustrates that stochastic resetting can create non-equilibrium conditions which enable tasks forbidden at thermodynamic equilibrium.
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spellingShingle Sorting by Resetting
Cleuren, Bart
Eichhorn, Ralf
Statistical Mechanics
A novel paradigm for sorting is introduced, based upon resetting. Using simple examples, we demonstrate that sorting is achieved by resetting the velocity component(s) or orientation of the particles, rather than position. The objects to be sorted are microparticles, modeled as suspended and spatially extended Brownian particles. This sorting-by-resetting scheme illustrates that stochastic resetting can create non-equilibrium conditions which enable tasks forbidden at thermodynamic equilibrium.
title Sorting by Resetting
topic Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19430