Active Matter Update

Temperature and Activity

TemperatureActivity

Brownian thermostat set to some \(T\)

Brownian thermostat set to \(T=1\)

Thermostat keeps \(T\) fixed

Activity raises temperature due to energy input

Temperature and Activity

Temperature and Activity

Temperature and Activity

Temperature and Activity

Use a Harmonic Potential

  • The current repulsive Lennard-Jones may be too similar to hard-spheres, and may be unaffected by \(20 k_B T\) "jolts"

  • A softer potential may provide lower "barriers" that can be jumped with a \(20 k_B T\) "jolt"

Nucleoid Density

Figure from Wiggins
Digitized and Smoothed

  • Units of "Nucleoid Density" are not given

  • I can simulate using varied constant factors

  • Code mostly written, no simulations run yet