TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aranson, Igor S.
A1  - Pikovskij, Arkadij
T1  - Confinement and collective escape of active particles
T2  - Physical review letters
N2  - Active matter broadly covers the dynamics of self-propelled particles. 
While the onset of collective behavior in homogenous active systems is relatively well understood, the effect of inhomogeneities such as obstacles and traps lacks overall clarity. 
Here, we study how interacting, self-propelled particles become trapped and released from a trap. 
We have found that captured particles aggregate into an orbiting condensate with a crystalline structure. As more particles are added, the trapped condensates escape as a whole. 
Our results shed light on the effects of confinement and quenched disorder in active matter.
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/63437
SN  - 0031-9007
SN  - 1079-7114
SN  - 1092-0145
VL  - 128
IS  - 10
PB  - American Physical Society
CY  - College Park, Md.
ER  -