Limit cycles turn active matter into robots — mentioned by Isamu

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 23:33:08 GMT

The paper may be more interesting: https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.08837 Limit cycles turn active matter into robots Abstract: Active matter composed of energy-generating microscopic constituents is a promising platform to create autonomous functional materials. However, the very presence of these microscopic energy sources is what makes active matter prone to dynamical instabilities and hence hard to control. Here, we show that these instabilities can be coaxed into work-generating limit cycles that turn active matter into robots. We illustrate this general principle in odd active media, model…

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Limit cycles turn active matter into robots — mentioned by Isamu