arXiv · 2302.13786
Mathematical modeling for the synchronization of two interacting active rotors
Abstract
We investigate the synchronization of active rotors. A rotor is composed of a free-rotating arm with a particle that releases a surface-active chemical compound. It exhibits self-rotation due to the surface tension gradient originating from the concentration field of the surface-active compound released from the rotor. In a system with two active rotors, they should interact through the concentration field. Thus, the interaction between them does not depend only on the instantaneous positions but also on the dynamics of the concentration field. By numerical simulations, we show that in-phase and anti-phase synchronizations occur depending on the distance between the two rotors. The stability of the synchronization mode is analyzed based on phase reduction theorem through the calculation of the concentration field in the co-rotating frame with the active rotor. We also confirm that the numerical results meet the prediction by theoretical analyses.
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Hiroyuki Kitahata, Yuki Koyano. 2023-02-27. Mathematical modeling for the synchronization of two interacting active rotors. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.107.064607
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