Mean-field model for nematic alignment of self-propelled rods.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.034613
Abstract: Self-propelled rods are a facet of the field of active matter relevant to many physical systems ranging in scale from shaken granular media and bacterial alignment to the flocking dynamics of animals. In this paper… read more here.
Keywords: alignment; model; propelled rods; self propelled ... See more keywords
Isotropic-nematic transition of self-propelled rods in three dimensions.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.98.012601
Abstract: Using overdamped Brownian dynamics simulations we investigate the isotropic-nematic (IN) transition of self-propelled rods in three spatial dimensions. For two well-known model systems (Gay-Berne potential and hard spherocylinders) we find that turning on activity moves… read more here.
Keywords: isotropic nematic; transition self; rods three; self propelled ... See more keywords