Self-Propelled Hard Rods in Active Matter Physics

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Single Particle Dynamics
Deriving Fokker-Planck
Fokker-Planck Solution
Many-Particle Systems
Hydrodynamic Limits
Active Rod Models
Ordering Instability
Hardcore Limits

Single Particle Dynamics

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    Derives the Langevin equation for a single particle in 1D.

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    Calculates the mean-square displacement and diffusion constant.

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    Shows the derivation of the fluctuation-dissipation relation.

Foundations of kinetic theory and statistical mechanics, including the Boltzmann transport equation and probability distribution functions.
Basic fluid mechanics and the derivation of classical hydrodynamic equations, such as the Navier-Stokes equations.
Concepts of rotational and translational diffusion, including Brownian motion and the Langevin equation.
Introduction to liquid crystal physics, specifically orientational order parameters, nematic phases, and director fields.
Collective behavior and emergent phenomena in active matter, such as active turbulence, giant number fluctuations, and motility-induced phase separation (MIPS).
The rheology of active suspensions, exploring how self-propelled rods alter fluid viscosity and flow properties.
Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, focusing on entropy production, energy dissipation, and violations of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem in active systems.
Experimental and biological applications, such as modeling actomyosin networks, bacterial swarms, or synthetic self-propelled Janus rods.
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This lecture derives hydrodynamic equations for self-propelled hard rods, showing how microscopic particle dynamics with self-propulsion and excluded volume interactions lead to macroscopic equations including a diffusion equation with enhanced longitudinal diffusion coefficient proportional to the square of the propulsion speed, and explains how these systems can exhibit nematic phase transitions and propagating density waves when propulsion speed exceeds a critical threshold.