Diffusion of an Active Particle Bound to a Generalized Elastic Model: Fractional Langevin Equation

Autor: Alessandro Taloni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Fractal and Fractional, Vol 8, Iss 2, p 76 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3110
DOI: 10.3390/fractalfract8020076
Popis: We investigate the influence of a self-propelling, out-of-equilibrium active particle on generalized elastic systems, including flexible and semi-flexible polymers, fluid membranes, and fluctuating interfaces, while accounting for long-ranged hydrodynamic effects. We derive the fractional Langevin equation governing the dynamics of the active particle, as well as that of any other passive particle (or probe) bound to the elastic system. This equation analytically demonstrates how the active particle dynamics is influenced by the interplay of both the non-equilibrium force and of the viscoelastic environment. Our study explores the diffusional behavior emerging for both the active particle and a distant probe. The active particle undergoes three different surprising and counter-intuitive regimes identified by the distinct dynamical time-scales: a pseudo-ballistic initial phase, a drastic decrease in the mobility, and an asymptotic subdiffusive regime.
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