activity
20242026
collaborators

5 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Semi-Markovian switching in a fluctuating harmonic trap: An age-structured formulation

Derek Frydel

We study a Brownian particle in a harmonic trap whose stiffness switches between two values with arbitrary waiting-time statistics, generating semi-Markovian dynamics. To treat the…

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Forward-backward correspondence between stationary structure and splitting probabilities in active matter

Derek Frydel

Active particles confined by hard walls accumulate at boundaries and may become dynamically adsorbed due to directional persistence. In this work, we show that the same persistence…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Search by Return: Stochastic Resetting in Fluctuating Harmonic Potentials

Derek Frydel

We study a class of stochastic resetting (SR) processes in which a diffusing particle alternates between free motion and confinement by an externally controlled potential. When the…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Integral equation formulation of run-and-tumble particles in a harmonic trap: the special status of a system in two-dimensions

Derek Frydel

Statistical-mechanical models often exhibit a dimension-dependent solvability: in 1D, exact solutions are straightforward; in 2D, solutions are exact but require nontrivial derivat…

cond-mat.stat-mech2024

Run-and-tumble particles in slit geometry as a splitting probability problem

Derek Frydel

Run-and-tumble particles confined between two walls seem like a simple enough problem to possess analytical tractability. Yet up to date, no satisfactory analysis is available for…