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Finite-Time Optimal Control by Noisy Traps
Luca Cocconi, Henry Alston, Thibault Bertrand
The optimal control of passive systems in equilibrium typically favours quasistatic (infinite-time) protocols. We show that a breakdown of quasistatic optimality occurs when the co…
Microscopic theory of soft run-and-tumble particles
Rosalba Garcia-Millan, Ziluo Zhang, Luca Cocconi +4
Soft, repulsive run-and-tumble particles display emergent effective interactions as they appear to stick to each other in spite of the absence of attractive forces. This effective…
Effective attraction by repulsion
Rosalba Garcia-Millan, Luca Cocconi, Ziluo Zhang +4
Repulsive self-propelled particles tend to cluster, leading to Motility-Induced Phase Separation (MIPS). By analogy with equilibrium phase separation, the onset of MIPS has been as…
Mechanical work extraction from an error-prone active dynamic Szilard engine
Luca Cocconi, Paolo Malgaretti, Holger Stark
Isothermal information engines operate by extracting net work from a single heat bath through measurement and feedback control. In this work, we analyze a realistic active Szilard…
Information-optimal mixing at low Reynolds number
Luca Cocconi, Yihong Shi, Andrej Vilfan
Mutual information between particle positions before and after mixing provides a universal assumption-free measure of mixing efficiency at low Reynolds number which accounts for th…
Dissipation-accuracy tradeoffs in autonomous control of smart active matter
Luca Cocconi, Benoît Mahault, Lorenzo Piro
The study of motility control by smart agents offers a promising platform for systematically exploring the fundamental physical constraints underlying the functioning of bio-inspir…
On the efficiency of an autonomous dynamic Szilard engine operating on a single active particle
Luca Cocconi, Letian Chen
The Szilard engine stands as a compelling illustration of the intricate interplay between information and thermodynamics. While at thermodynamic equilibrium, the apparent breach of…