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Asymmetry-Induced Chiral Dynamics in Coupled Self-Propelled Robots: Spinning and Circular Motion
Priyanka, Nitin Kumar, Harsh Soni
Motivated by the chiral motility of microswimmers, we investigate how geometric asymmetry in a system of two self-propelled active Brownian robots coupled by a spring gives rise to…
Flocking through a sea of rods
Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Soni
We investigate the collective behavior of motile rods immersed in a monolayer of apolar rods confined between vertically vibrating plates using numerical simulations. We uncover an…
Spontaneous Emergence of Run-and-Tumble-Like Dynamics in a Robotic Analog of \textit{Chlamydomonas}: Experiment and Theory
Somnath Paramanick, Umashankar Pardhi, Harsh Soni +1
Run-and-tumble (RT) motion is commonly observed in flagellated microswimmers, arising from synchronous and asynchronous flagellar beating. One such example is a biflagellated alga,…
Bulk condensation by an active interface
Raushan Kant, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Harsh Soni +2
We present experiments, supported by mechanically detailed simulations, establishing bulk vapor-liquid condensation of a hard-bead fluid by a tiny population of orientable motile g…
Phases and correlations in active nematic granular systems
Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Soni
We investigate the statistical behavior of a system comprising fore-aft symmetric rods confined between two vertically vibrating plates using numerical simulations closely resembli…