Generalized persistence dynamics for active motion

Abstract

We analyze the statistical physics of self-propelled particles from a general theoretical framework that properly describes the most salient characteristic of active motion, $persistence$, in arbitrary spatial dimensions. Such a framework allows the development of a Smoluchowski-like equation for the probability density of finding a particle at a given position and time, without assuming an explicit orientational dynamics of the self-propelling velocity as Langevin-like equation-based models do. Also, the Brownian motion due to thermal fluctuations and the active one due to a general intrinsic persistent motion of the particle are taken into consideration on an equal footing. The persistence of motion is introduced in our formalism in the form of a \emph{two-time memory function}, $K(t,t^{\prime })$. We focus on the consequences when $K(t,t^{\prime })\sim (t/t^{\prime }{)}^{-\eta }\exp [-\Gamma (t-t^{\prime })]$, $\Gamma$ being the characteristic persistence time, and show that it precisely describes a variety of active motion patterns characterized by $\eta$. We find analytical expressions for the experimentally obtainable intermediate scattering function, the time dependence of the mean-squared displacement, and the kurtosis.

We present a general theoretical framework for active motion and report on the corresponding statistical properties. Published in Physical Review E. 16 pages, 6 figures

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