Noise-induced vortex reversal of self-propelled particles

Details Noise-induced vortex reversal of self-propelled particles Noise-induced vortex reversal of self-propelled particles

2012-04-16

arxiv.org/abs/1204.3466v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

We report an interesting phenomenon of noise-induced vortex reversal in a two-dimensional system of self-propelled particles (SPP) with soft-core interactions. With the aid of forward flux sampling, we analyze the configurations along the reversal pathway and thus identify the mechanism of vortex reversal. We find that statistically the reversal exhibits a hierarchical process: those particles at the periphery first change their motion directions, and then more inner layers of particles reverse later on. Furthermore, we calculate the dependence of the average reversal rate on noise intensity $D$ and the number $N$ of SPP. We find that the rate decreases exponentially with the reciprocal of $D$. Interestingly, the rate varies nonmonotonically with $N$ and a minimal rate exists for an intermediate value of $N$.

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