Preprint article · Journal article
The 2020 motile active matter roadmap
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH1
Centre for Ocean Life, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark2
University of Cambridge3
University of Edinburgh4
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies5
Leipzig University6
University of Toronto7
Université libre de Bruxelles8
Universitat de Barcelona9
University of Copenhagen10
Clarendon Laboratory11
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz12
Pennsylvania State University13
University of Konstanz14
Technische Universität Berlin15
University of Groningen16
Polytechnic University of Catalonia17
Sorbonne Université18
Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay19
Université Côte d'Azur20
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf21
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization22
Max Planck Insitute for Neurobiology of Behavior - CAESAR23
National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark24
...and 14 moreActivity and autonomous motion are fundamental in living and engineering systems. This has stimulated the new field of 'active matter' in recent years, which focuses on the physical aspects of propulsion mechanisms, and on motility-induced emergent collective behavior of a larger number of identical agents.
The scale of agents ranges from nanomotors and microswimmers, to cells, fish, birds, and people. Inspired by biological microswimmers, various designs of autonomous synthetic nano- and micromachines have been proposed. Such machines provide the basis for multifunctional, highly responsive, intelligent (artificial) active materials, which exhibit emergent behavior and the ability to perform tasks in response to external stimuli.
A major challenge for understanding and designing active matter is their inherent nonequilibrium nature due to persistent energy consumption, which invalidates equilibrium concepts such as free energy, detailed balance, and time-reversal symmetry. Unraveling, predicting, and controlling the behavior of active matter is a truly interdisciplinary endeavor at the interface of biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, mathematics, and physics.
The vast complexity of phenomena and mechanisms involved in the self-organization and dynamics of motile active matter comprises a major challenge. Hence, to advance, and eventually reach a comprehensive understanding, this important research area requires a concerted, synergetic approach of the various disciplines.
The 2020 motile active matter roadmap of Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter addresses the current state of the art of the field and provides guidance for both students as well as established scientists in their efforts to advance this fascinating area.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Year: | 2020 |
Pages: | 193001 |
ISSN: | 1361648x and 09538984 |
Types: | Preprint article and Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1088/1361-648x/ab6348 |
ORCIDs: | 0000-0002-1116-4268 , 0000-0002-8904-0986 , 0000-0002-7513-0796 , 0000-0002-6357-1180 , 0000-0002-0222-1347 , 0000-0003-2985-8935 , 0000-0001-5376-8062 , 0000-0002-3149-4002 , 0000-0002-0696-6397 , 0000-0002-1027-2291 , Kiørboe, Thomas , 0000-0002-8916-2545 , 0000-0003-0760-7940 , 0000-0002-2632-3057 , 0000-0002-9803-4975 , 0000-0002-4652-645X , 0000-0001-9583-067X , 0000-0002-2956-5676 , 0000-0001-8268-5469 , 0000-0002-4062-5393 , 0000-0002-5496-5268 , 0000-0002-6388-5390 , 0000-0001-6160-077X , 0000-0002-8141-5288 , 0000-0002-8554-882X and 0000-0003-1647-940X |
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