Enhanced diffusion of a tracer particle in a lattice model of a crowded active system
arXiv:2006.09713 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.103.052601
Abstract
Living systems at the sub-cellular, cellular, and multi-cellular level are often crowded systems that contain active particles. The active motion of these particles can also propel passive particles, which typically results in enhanced effective diffusion of the passive particles. Here we study the diffusion of a passive tracer particle in such a dense system of active crowders using a minimal lattice model incorporating particles pushing each other. We show that the model exhibits several regimes of motility and quantify the enhanced diffusion as a function of density and activity of the active crowders. Moreover, we demonstrate an interplay of tracer diffusion and clustering of active particles, which suppresses the enhanced diffusion. Simulations of mixtures of passive and active crowders show that a rather small fraction of active particles is sufficient for the observation of enhanced diffusion.
arXiv comment11 pages, 8 figures
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