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Spontaneous shock waves in pulse-stimulated flocks of Quincke rollers

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  • Bo Zhang

    (Argonne National Laboratory
    Nanjing University)

  • Andreas Glatz

    (Argonne National Laboratory
    Northern Illinois University)

  • Igor S. Aranson

    (Pennsylvania State University
    Pennsylvania State University
    Pennsylvania State University)

  • Alexey Snezhko

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

Abstract

Active matter demonstrates complex spatiotemporal self-organization not accessible at equilibrium and the emergence of collective behavior. Fluids comprised of microscopic Quincke rollers represent a popular realization of synthetic active matter. Temporal activity modulations, realized by modulated external electric fields, represent an effective tool to expand the variety of accessible dynamic states in active ensembles. Here, we report on the emergence of shockwave patterns composed of coherently moving particles energized by a pulsed electric field. The shockwaves emerge spontaneously and move faster than the average particle speed. Combining experiments, theory, and simulations, we demonstrate that the shockwaves originate from intermittent spontaneous vortex cores due to a vortex meandering instability. They occur when the rollers’ translational and rotational decoherence times, regulated by the electric pulse durations, become comparable. The phenomenon does not rely on the presence of confinement, and multiple shock waves continuously arise and vanish in the system.

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  • Bo Zhang & Andreas Glatz & Igor S. Aranson & Alexey Snezhko, 2023. "Spontaneous shock waves in pulse-stimulated flocks of Quincke rollers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-42633-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42633-4
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