Phase separation in active matter : from schematic to realistic models

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Nie, Pin
• مؤلفون آخرون: Pica Ciamarra Massimo
• التنسيق: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• الموضوعات: Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Statistical physics; Science::Biological sciences::Biophysics
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136759
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Large density fluctuations are commonly observed in biological systems of self- propelling particles. Examples we are all familiar with include fish schools, bird flocks, herds of animals. These density fluctuations are frequently interpreted as the manifestation of phase separation, despite the und...