2 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2025
Quadrupolar gyration of a Brownian particle in a confining ring
Iman Abdoli, Hartmut Löwen
We develop a minimal theoretical model that reveals a structured steady-state flux field with four alternating local circulation, a phenomenon we refer to as quadrupolar gyration.…
cond-mat.soft2025
Self-sustained frictional cooling in active matter
Alexander P. Antonov, Marco Musacchio, Hartmut Löwen +1
Cooling processes in nature are typically generated by external contact with a cold reservoir or bath. According to the laws of thermodynamics, the final temperature of a system is…