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活性浴中无源示踪剂的曲率诱导活化

Curvature Induced Activation of a Passive Tracer in an Active Bath

S. A. Mallory, C. Valeriani, A. Cacciuto

摘要:

我们使用数值模拟来研究一个大的不对称示踪剂浸没在一个低密度悬浮液中的自推进纳米粒子在两个维度上的运动。具体来说,我们分析了曲率的示踪剂如何影响其平移和旋转运动在一个积极的环境。我们发现,即使非常少量的曲率是足够的活性浴赋予定向运动的示踪剂,这导致其有效的激活。我们提出了简单的缩放参数来表征这种诱导活动的曲率的示踪剂和自推进力的强度。我们的研究结果提出了新的方法来控制被动示踪剂在主动介质中的输运特性,通过仔细剪裁它们的几何形状。

英文摘要:

We use numerical simulations to study the motion of a large asymmetric tracer immersed in a low density suspension of self-propelled nanoparticles in two dimensions. Specifically, we analyze how the curvature of the tracer affects its translational and rotational motion in an active environment. We find that even very small amounts of curvature are sufficient for the active bath to impart directed motion to the tracer which results in its effective activation. We propose simple scaling arguments to characterize this induced activity in terms of the curvature of the tracer and the strength of the self-propelling force. Our results suggest new ways of controlling the transport properties of passive tracers in an active medium by carefully tailoring their geometry.

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