Aggregation and segregation of confined active particles
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Beitragende
Abstract
We simulate a model of self-propelled disks with soft repulsive interactions confined to a box in two dimensions. For small rotational diffusion rates, monodisperse disks spontaneously accumulate at the walls. At low densities, interaction forces between particles are strongly inhomogeneous, and a simple model predicts how these inhomogeneities alter the equation of state. At higher densities, collective effects become important. We observe signatures of a jamming transition at a packing fraction ∼ 0.88, which is also the jamming point for non-active athermal monodisperse disks. At this , the system develops a critical finite active speed necessary for wall aggregation. At packing fractions above ∼ 0.6, the pressure decreases with increasing density, suggesting that strong interactions between particles are affecting the equation of state well below the jamming transition. A mixture of bidisperse disks segregates in the absence of any adhesion, identifying a new mechanism that could contribute to cell sorting in embryonic development. This journal is
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 6477-6484 |
Seitenumfang | 8 |
Fachzeitschrift | Soft matter |
Jahrgang | 10 |
Ausgabenummer | 34 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 14 Sept. 2014 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Extern publiziert | Ja |
Externe IDs
PubMed | 25046587 |
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