activity
19962026
most citedDynamic first-order phase transition in kinetically constrained models of glasses

439 citations · 825 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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22 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

From bulk to interface dynamics, in and out of equilibrium

Lila Sarfati, Julien Tailleur, Frédéric van Wijland

We study the dynamics of weakly deformed interfaces separating two stable phases, starting from the fluctuating hydrodynamics of the phase-separating fields. Using a well-chosen de…

cond-mat.soft2026

Equation of state for the edge flow of chiral colloidal fluids

Jessica Metzger, Cory Hargus, Julien Tailleur +1

We explore the edge flows that emerge at boundaries in nonequilibrium passive and active chiral colloidal fluids. We show that these complex interface currents obey an equation of…

cond-mat.soft2025

Self-Trapping of Microorganisms Steering Toward their Own Trail

Aymeric Lutier, Frédéric van Wijland, Jean-Baptiste Fournier

Active matter systems comprise self-propelled particles that move on a substrate while leaving chemical trails that influence other particles through chemotaxis (e.g., slime-deposi…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Transitions driven by multibody interactions in an effective model of active matter

Thibaut Arnoulx de Pirey, Frédéric van Wijland

When out-of-equilibrium particles interact by means of pairwise forces, their stationary distribution in general exhibits many-body interactions. In the particular case of active p…

cond-mat.stat-mech2025

Passive objects in a chiral active bath: from micro to macro

Cory Hargus, Federico Ghimenti, Julien Tailleur +1

We present a detailed derivation of the Langevin dynamics obeyed by a massive rigid body immersed in a chiral active bath. We show how the antisymmetric nature of the noise leads t…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 5 cited

Active Young-Dupré Equation: How Self-organized Currents Stabilize Partial Wetting

Yongfeng Zhao, Ruben Zakine, Adrian Daerr +3

The Young-Dupré equation is a cornerstone of the equilibrium theory of capillary and wetting phenomena. In the biological world, interfacial phenomena are ubiquitous, from the spre…