Various phases of active matter emerging from bacteria and their implications

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Hauptverfasser: Takeuchi, Kazumasa A., Nishiguchi, Daiki
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author Takeuchi, Kazumasa A.
Nishiguchi, Daiki
author_facet Takeuchi, Kazumasa A.
Nishiguchi, Daiki
contents In this perspective article, we discuss bacterial populations as a model system of active matter. It allows for the exploration and characterization of various phases of active matter and brings rich implications for both physics and biology. Specifically, we focus on active gas, active liquid, active glass and active liquid crystal states observed in bacterial populations and describe how these differ from their thermal counterparts. A few future directions are also discussed that will deepen the physical interest in active matter as a new type of material, with its implications for several life phenomena observed in bacterial populations and other biological systems.
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spellingShingle Various phases of active matter emerging from bacteria and their implications
Takeuchi, Kazumasa A.
Nishiguchi, Daiki
Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
In this perspective article, we discuss bacterial populations as a model system of active matter. It allows for the exploration and characterization of various phases of active matter and brings rich implications for both physics and biology. Specifically, we focus on active gas, active liquid, active glass and active liquid crystal states observed in bacterial populations and describe how these differ from their thermal counterparts. A few future directions are also discussed that will deepen the physical interest in active matter as a new type of material, with its implications for several life phenomena observed in bacterial populations and other biological systems.
title Various phases of active matter emerging from bacteria and their implications
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.13575