Swim pressure: stress generation in active matter

We discover a new contribution to the pressure (or stress) exerted by a suspension of self-propelled bodies. Through their self-motion, all active matter systems generate a unique swim pressure that is entirely athermal in origin. The origin of the swim pressure is based upon the notion that an acti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physical review letters 2014-07, Vol.113 (2), p.028103-028103, Article 028103
Hauptverfasser:	Takatori, S C, Yan, W, Brady, J F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Bacteria Cellular Crowding Models, Biological Molecular motors Movement Nanostructure Origins Phase separation Self assembly Stresses Swimming
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