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University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > DAMTP Statistical Physics and Soft Matter Seminar > Thermodynamic nature of irreversibility in active matter
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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Sarah Loos. Active matter describes systems whose constituents convert energy from their surroundings into directed motion, such as bacteria or catalytic colloids. We present a thermodynamic law for suspensions of such active particles in the form of a remarkable direct link between their dynamics and thermodynamics: The irreversibility is a state function of the thermodynamic system parameters for low particle density, most importantly the swim pressure. Like in the famous fluctuation theorems of stochastic thermodynamics, irreversibility is a dynamical measure that quantifies the amount by which microscopic particle trajectories break time-reversal symmetry, without reference to the typically unobservable processes underlying self-propulsion. This talk is part of the DAMTP Statistical Physics and Soft Matter Seminar series. This talk is included in these lists:
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