Emergence of coexisting ordered states in active matter systems
- 20 July 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 361 (6399) , 255-258
Abstract
A balance between motion and cooperation: In active matter systems, the infusion of energy and motion drives ordering processes. Huber et al. present a combination of experiments and numerical simulations on an active matter system consisting of actin filaments propelled across a surface by surface-attached myosin motor proteins. Adding a depletion agent—polymer chains that weakened interactions between the actin filaments—drove the system between ferromagnetic (polar) and nematic (liquid crystal) ordering. Science , this issue p. 255Keywords
Funding Information
- European Research Council (Advanced Grant 289714-SelfOrg.)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 863 project B02)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 863 Project B1)
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