Work to insert a particle into an active fluid
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| author | Cisneros, Freddy A. Solon, Alexandre Horowitz, Jordan M. |
| author_facet | Cisneros, Freddy A. Solon, Alexandre Horowitz, Jordan M. |
| contents | The chemical potential is defined as the work to quasi-statically add a particle to an equilibrium system. Inspired by this definition, we investigate how the work to add a particle to an active fluid depends on the activity, density, and insertion protocol. We find that the average work is protocol dependent and decreases with activity. Moreover, the work fluctuations retain asymmetric non-Gaussian tails even for slow particle insertions. We then compare the average particle-insertion work to the steady-state densities observed when two active fluids are brought into diffusive contact and observe opposing trends between density and work. |
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| spellingShingle | Work to insert a particle into an active fluid Cisneros, Freddy A. Solon, Alexandre Horowitz, Jordan M. Statistical Mechanics Soft Condensed Matter The chemical potential is defined as the work to quasi-statically add a particle to an equilibrium system. Inspired by this definition, we investigate how the work to add a particle to an active fluid depends on the activity, density, and insertion protocol. We find that the average work is protocol dependent and decreases with activity. Moreover, the work fluctuations retain asymmetric non-Gaussian tails even for slow particle insertions. We then compare the average particle-insertion work to the steady-state densities observed when two active fluids are brought into diffusive contact and observe opposing trends between density and work. |
| title | Work to insert a particle into an active fluid |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.19026 |