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Escape problem for active particles confined to a disk

Kristian Stølevik Olsen, Luiza Angheluta, Eirik G. Flekkøy

2020Physical Review Research20 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The authors study the escape of self-propelled particles inside a disc in the presence of alignment interactions between particles and observe a non-exponential survival probability described by a Poisson process.

Topics & Concepts

Poisson distributionExponential functionParticle (ecology)Process (computing)PhysicsStatistical physicsClassical mechanicsMathematicsMathematical analysisComputer scienceBiologyStatisticsEcologyOperating systemMicro and Nano RoboticsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationDiffusion and Search Dynamics
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