How reciprocity impacts ordering and phase separation in active nematics?
arXiv:2306.07153 · doi:10.1039/D3SM00795B
Abstract
Active nematics undergo spontaneous symmetry breaking and show phase separation instability. Within the prevailing notion that macroscopic properties depend only on symmetries and conservation laws, different microscopic models are used out of convenience. Here, we test this notion carefully by analyzing three different microscopic models of apolar active nematics. They share the same symmetry but differ in implementing reciprocal or non-reciprocal interactions, including a Vicsek-like implementation. We show how such subtle differences in microscopic realization determine if the ordering transition is continuous or first order. Despite the difference in the type of phase transition, all three models exhibit fluctuation-dominated phase separation and quasi-long-range order in the nematic phase.
arXiv comment8 pages, 8 figures; version accepted for publication in Soft Matter
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