Chiral active matter in external potentials
Lorenzo Caprini, Hartmut Löwen, Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi
Abstract
We investigate the interplay between chirality and confinement induced by the presence of an external potential.
Topics & Concepts
Chirality (physics)PhysicsSymmetry (geometry)Brownian motionClassical mechanicsPosition (finance)Rotation (mathematics)Cartesian coordinate systemSymmetry breakingSpontaneous symmetry breakingQuantum mechanicsExplicit symmetry breakingGeometryEconomicsMathematicsFinanceMicro and Nano RoboticsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsElectrostatics and Colloid Interactions